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Marie Clara Delpit Walker Johnson (1921-1974)
Marie Walker Johnson was a Black Creole civil rights activist in Oakland, California, during the 1960s. A mother of five...
Vivian O. Lee (1938- )
Vivian O’Dell Lee, a native of Spring, Texas, is the youngest child of Alvirita and Arthur Booker. She was born...
Eddie Bernice Johnson (1935-2023)
An early career in health care led to political aspirations for Eddie Bernice Johnson, culminating in her position representing Texas...
Tawana Glenda Brawley (1972- )
Tawana Brawley is an African American woman from Wappinger’s Falls, New York, who became known when she was 15 years...
Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999)
Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. She is also credited with the invention...
Mabel Keaton Staupers (1890-1989)
Mabel Keaton Staupers, R.N., was instrumental in ending the United States Army’s policy of excluding African American nurses from its...
Frances Rains (1911-2006)
Frances Mary McHie Rains, an African American community worker, educator, businesswoman, and nurse, was born on January 29, 1911 in...
