Activists and Humanitarians
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
Mary McLeod Bethune, African-American activist and educator.
Read more…Paul Robeson (1898-1976)
“Old Man Winter” was just the tip of the iceberg for this multi-talented Renaissance Man.
Read more…Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)
On April 15, 1947, the first African American to play in a major league baseball game in over a century stepped onto the field. Before the Army was desegregated, before black and white children began attending public school together, and …
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