Anne Turpeau
Washington DC activist
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Clara Vaught
In December 1852, the Boston Vigilance Committee credited Vaught for boarding three freedom seekers at her home in Boston. It can be inferred that between 1812 and 1855, Vaught escaped enslavement and ultimately came to reside in Boston.
Gladys West
Mathematician whose work contributed to the creation of GPS
Hattie Kendrick
American teacher and civil rights activist
Queen Ida Guillory
There have been several kings of zydeco over the years, but there has been only one Queen Ida.
Albertina Walker
Singer-songwriter known as the “Queen of Gospel Music”
Amma D McKen
McKen has sung traditional sacred Yoruba music since she was 14 and is recognized as a Priestess of Yemonja.
Burnardine Fraser Flanagan
Member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
Ida R Cummings
Ida R. Cummings and her family were on the front lines from the suffrage movement to supporting amendments to better the rights of Black Americans.
Lucretia Marshbanks
Lucretia Marshbanks was one of the first black women to venture to the Black Hills of South Dakota. She was a cook, boarding house manager, hotel owner, and ranch owner.