Civil Rights – Urban League
Charles Carl Teamer, Sr. (1933- )
Charles Carl Teamer, Sr., was born to B.T. Teamer and Mary Teamer on May 20, 1933, in Shelby, North Carolina....
The Webster Telephone Exchange Building (1906- )
Located at 2213 Lake Street in North Omaha, Nebraska, the Webster Telephone Exchange Building is an important Black heritage site...
Emmanuel W. Onunwor (1954- )
Emmanuel W. Onunwor, was the first African-born American politician to be elected mayor of an American city when he in...
Harlem, New York (1658- )
Harlem began in 1658 as a Dutch village founded by settlers who named it after the city of Haarlem, in...
William A. Johnson, Jr. (1942- )
William A. Johnson Jr., the first African American mayor of Rochester, New York, was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on August...
Dolores Irene Silas (1926-2021)
Dr. Dolores Irene Silas was a person of many Tacoma, Washington “firsts”–the first woman of color to become a school...
Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Louise Alone Thompson Patterson, civil rights activist, communist, and educator, was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 1901 to...
Ted Rasberry (1913-2001)
Ted Rasberry was a player and team owner in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Rasberry was born on October 8, 1913,...
Marc H. Morial (1958- )
Marc H. Morial is an American politician and civil rights activist. He is best known as an influential political figure...
