Sojourner Truth
1797 - 1883
Swartekill, NY
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
Talbot County, MD
Harriet Tubman
1822 - 1913
Dorchester County, MD
Ida B. Wells
1862 - 1931
Holy Springs, MS
Madam C. J. Walker
1867 - 1919
Delta, LA
Josephine Baker
1906 - 1975
St. Lewis, NY
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
1915 - 1973
Cotton Plant, AR
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 - 2012
Washington, dc
Lena Horne
1917 - 2010
Brooklyn, NY
Shirley Chisholm
1924 - 2005
New york City, NY
Eartha Kitt
1927 - 2008
North, Sc
Coretta Scott King
1927 - 2006
Heiberger, AL
Maya Angelou
1928 - 2014
St. Lewis, MO
Toni Morrison
1931 -
Lorain, oh
Nina Simone
1933 - 2003
Tryon, NC
Andre Lorde
1934 - 1992
New York City, NY
Diane Nash
1938 -
CHICAGO, IL
Angela Y. Davis
1944 -
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Kathleen Cleaver
1945 -
Memphis, TN
Marsha P. Johnson
1945 - 1992
Elizabeth, NJ
Minni Riperton
1947 - 1979
Chicago, IL
Carol Moseley Braun
1947 -
Chicago, IL
Bell Hooks
1952 -
Hopkinsville, Ky
Chaka Khan
1953 -
Chicago, IL
Gwen Ifill
1955 - 2016
New York, NY
Sybrina Fulton
1966 -
Miami, FL
Erykah Badu
1971 -
Dallas, TX
Ibtihaj Muhammad
1985 -
Mapelwood, NJ
