Timothy Scott (1965- )

Timothy Scott (1965- )

by SelcerRichard | Feb 18, 2011 | African American History, People

U.S. Senator from South Carolina, Timothy Eugene Scott, is the first Black Republican elected to the Senate from the South since Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce served in that body representing Mississippi from 1876 to 1881. He is also the first Black Republican senator...
John Henry Merrick (1859-1919)

John Henry Merrick (1859-1919)

by JohnsonMarcia | Mar 8, 2009 | African American History, People

John Henry Merrick—insurance agent, entrepreneur, business owner—was born in Clinton, North Carolina on September 7, 1859. Merrick was born a slave; he lived with his mother Martha Merrick and a younger brother. With the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation his family was...