Government – State – Appointed

Statue of Mississippi Secretary of State James Hill

James Hill (1837?-1903)

James “Jim” Hill was born into slavery in the late 1830s on the J. Hill Salem Road Plantation in Marshall...
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October 25th, 2021

|Melanie Morgan

Melanie Morgan (1967- )

Melanie Morgan is the current Washington State Representative for the 29th Legislative District representing South Tacoma, East Lakewood, Springbrook, Parkland,...
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February 16th, 2021

|Michael Ross with Washington Governor Daniel J. Evans

Michael K. Ross (1941-2007)

Michael K. Ross was a Washington State legislator, civil rights activist, and contractor who, although he worked from within established...
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November 26th, 2007

Blanche Louise Preston McSmith

Blanche McSmith (1920-2006)

The black presence in Alaska has been severely under-recorded.  This is particularly the case for the role of African American...
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May 15th, 2007