Education – K-12
James C. Hayes (1946-2022)
The first African American mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska, James C. Hayes was born in Sacramento, California on May 26, 1946....
Dolores Irene Silas (1926-2021)
Dr. Dolores Irene Silas was a person of many Tacoma, Washington “firsts”–the first woman of color to become a school...
Opal Lee (1926- )
Opal (Flake) Lee is a retired teacher and activist who is considered the “grandmother of Juneteenth.” Flake was born on...
Gloria Long Anderson (1938- )
Gloria Long Anderson is a Professor of Chemistry at Morris Brown College, where she serves as vice president of academic...
Charles Wesley Turnbull (1935- )
Charles Wesley Turnbull, sixth governor of the United States Virgin Islands, was born February 5, 1935, in Charlotte Amalie, St....
Jaime R. Harrison (1976- )
Jaime R. Harrison is the current chairman of the Democratic National Committee and the first African American elected to chair...
Barbara E. Pope (1854 -1908)
Teacher, civil rights activist, and author Barbara E. Pope was born free in January 1854, to former slaves Hannah and...
Francis Cardozo (1836-1903)
Francis Lewis Cardozo was a minister, educator, and politician who was born free in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 1,...
John Eric Teamer (1941-1994)
John Eric Teamer was a gay public high school teacher in Sacramento and San Francisco, California, who emerged as an...
