Government-State-Legislature
Arthur O. Eve (1933- )
Arthur O. Eve was the longest serving member of the New York State Assembly, serving from 1967 until his retirement...
Victorine Quille Adams (1912-2006)
Victorine Quille Adams was a Baltimore Public School teacher, business manager of the Charm Center, founder of the Colored Women’s...
John Brown (1830-1900)
Born into slavery about January 1830, John Brown was owned by a leading Southampton County, Virginia planter named Robert Ridley....
Charles Caldwell (ca. 1831-1875)
Charles Caldwell was a prominent Mississippi Republican during the Reconstruction era who spent his political career advocating for increased racial equality in the state. Charles Caldwell is...
Richard A. Harewood (1900-1985)
Richard A. Harewood was a prominent lawyer, state representative, and judge in Chicago, Illinois. He was born on June 25th, 1900 in Barbados, British West Indies and raised...
Harry A. Cole (1921-1999)
Harry Cole, the first black justice on the Maryland Supreme Court, was born on January 1, 1921, in Washington, D.C., to a tailor and his...
Sylvester Turner (1954- )
Politician and lawyer Sylvester Turner was born in the Acres Homes community in northwest Houston, Texas on September 27, 1954. He was elected mayor of...
Maurice E. Washington (1956- )
Maurice E. Washington is a Reno, Nevada, businessman and pastor who is best known as a former Republican member of...
J. Gary Cooper (1936- )
J. Gary Cooper, military, government, and business leader, was appointed United States Ambassador to Jamaica by President Bill Clinton in...
