Government
Effie Waller (1879-1960)
Effie Waller was an early twentieth-century poet known for her books of poetry, Songs of the Months (1904), Rhymes from...
Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman (1953-2025 )
Entrepreneur businessman Ulysses Bridgeman, better known by his nickname, “Junior,” was born on September 17, 1953, in East Chicago, Indiana....
George E. Moose (1944- )
Ambassador George E. Moose’s career in international diplomacy resulted from his spending a college summer in the 1960s building a...
Leonard H.O. Spearman (1929-2008)
Dr. Leonard Hall O’Connell Spearman was the U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda and Lesotho. A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Spearman was...
William Henry Calhoun (1890–1967)
“Image Courtesy of The Black Heritage Society of Washington” Dr. William Henry Calhoun, a prominent early 20th century Seattle, Washington...
Charles Octavius Boothe (1845-1924)
An African American Baptist preacher, educator, author, and tireless advocate for African American advancement and uplift, Charles Octavius Boothe was...
Henry Davis Green (1827-1911)
Henry Davis Green was an anti-slavery activist (abolitionist) who was a participant in the Christiana Resistance (also known as the...
Walter Mosley (1952- )
Walter Mosley, a prominent African American novelist who specializes in criminal mystery fiction, was born on January 15, 1952 in...
James Bevel (1936-2008)
James Bevel was one of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most trusted advisors during the American Civil Rights campaigns of the...
