Sophia Gillmer
Sophia Gillmer is an undergraduate student at the University of Washington majoring in History and minoring in Diversity. As a bi-racial black woman, she has found herself to be passionate about social justice and listening to the voices of marginalized communities. Growing up in different parts of the country, she has met people from different cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities which has made her fascinated in the way history has influenced the different experiences of people in the United States. After graduation, she plans to attend law school and pursue civil rights law in hopes of using her voice to help speak for the different people in the United States that do not have one.
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David B. Lewis (1956- )
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Tom Colbert (1949- )
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 30, 1949, Tom Colbert was the first African American Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Raised...
Wallace B. Jefferson (1963- )
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Vivienne Malone-Mayes (1932-1995)
Born February 10, 1932, Vivienne Malone-Mayes was the fifth African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. Malone-Mayes grew up in Waco, Texas,...
Louis E. Sturns (1949- )
Louis Sturns was the first African American to serve on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court. Sturns...
Recy Taylor (1919-2017)
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National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (1976- )
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Morris Overstreet (1950-2024)
Morris Overstreet was the first African American in Texas state history to be elected to a statewide office and the second (after...
Jessie Isabelle Price (1930-2015)
Jessie Isabelle Price is known for her work as a veterinary microbiologist who developed vaccines to fight off organisms killing ducks...
Charles Kenyatta (1921-2005)
Charles Sumner Kenyatta, also known as Charles 37X and Charles Morris, organized the Harlem Mau Mau Society and worked as Malcolm X’s bodyguard....
Al Green (1948- )
Al Green, born on April 13, 1948, in Forrest City, Arkansas, is known as one of the great rhythm and...
