Lucy Burnett
Lucy Burnett graduated from the University of Washington in 2009, with a degree in History. Her focus has been on Seattle Labor History during the 1930’s and 1940’s, leading her to pursue independent research on the Pacific Northwest Labor College and the Seattle chapter of the Civil Rights Congress. In 2008 she studied abroad in Bosnia-Herzegovina in a program exploring post-conflict societies, and is planning further study in the region.
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James M. Nabrit, Jr. (1900-1997)
James Madison Nabrit, Jr. was a renowned civil rights lawyer, Howard University president, and United Nations deputy ambassador. During his...
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (1876-1932)
Sol Plaatje, first Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC) was born October 9th 1876. In addition to his political...
Mirambo (ca. 1840-1884)
Mytela Kasanda, or Mirambo, was a Nyamwezi warlord who gained control of much of east central Africa. He was born...
Joseph C. Price (1854-1893)
Joseph Charles Price, founder and first president of Livingston College, in North Carolina, was born free on February 10, 1854...
Alex Manly (1866-1944)
Alex Manly was editor of the Daily Record, a black newspaper from Wilmington, North Carolina at the time of the...
Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) 1965
The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) was founded by Malcolm X, John Henrik Clarke, and other Black nationalist leaders on...
Jerry Rawlings (1947- 2020)
Jerry John Rawlings, former military and political leader in Ghana, was twice head of state, and twice toppled unstable Ghanaian...
Ralph Gardner-Chavis (1922- )
Ralph Alexander Gardner, hard plastics pioneer and one of the scientists and technicians who worked on the Manhattan Project which...
Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973)
Amílcar Cabral, also known as Abel Djassi, was a leader in the struggle for independence in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. ...
