Military service – Navy
Huel Davis Perkins (1924-2013)
Huel Davis Perkins, a distinguished composer, pianist, professor, administrator, and orator, was born on December 27, 1924, in Baton Rouge,...
Thomas Bailey Shropshire (1925-2003)
Thomas Bailey Shropshire, a Past Grand Sire Archon of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boulé), was a transformative figure...
Sam Jones (1947- )
Samuel Leon Jones, the first African American mayor of Mobile, Alabama, was born in Mobile on April 14, 1947. He...
William Stanford Hart Sr. (1925-1999)
Williams Stanford Hart Sr was a politician who served as mayor of East Orange, New Jersey between 1970 and 1978....
Lincoln I. Mulkey and Dorothy J. Mulkey
Lincoln I. Mulkey and Dorothy J. Mulkey were the challengers in a major lawsuit, Reitman v. Mulkey, that reestablished housing...
Lee Roy Young Jr. (1947- )
In 1988, Lee Roy Young Jr. became the first Black Texas Ranger. Rangers are a branch of the Texas Department...
William Goines (1936- )
In 1962, William “Bill” Goines became the first African American Navy SEAL. Navy SEALs are the United States Navy’s elite...
The Golden 14 (1918-1919)
The Golden 14 were the first Black women to muster into the United States Navy. First recognized by scholar Kelly...
John Albert Holmes, Jr. (1912-1989)
John “Jack” Albert Holmes, Jr. (also known as “Daddy Jack Holmes”) was Virginia’s first Black disc jockey. He was born...
