Occupation – Politician
George F. Bowles (1844-1899)
George F. Bowles, born enslaved in 1844 in Charleston, South Carolina, was one of the most prominent figures in Reconstruction...
Jeanne Martin Cissé (1926-2017)
Jeanne Martin Cissé was a Guinean teacher and nationalist politician. Cissé was born on April 6, 1926 to Darricau Martin...
Kay Coles James (1949- )
Kay Coles James is a conservative political figure who has served in various government and executive roles. She was most notably the...
Matthew T. Whittico (1866-1939)
Prominent West Virginia newspaper publisher and politician Matthew Thomas Whittico was born near Martinsville, in Henry County, Virginia, on September...
Anténor Firmin (1850-1911)
Joseph Auguste Anténor Firmin was a Haitian scholar, politician and civil servant who is best known for his anthropological text...
John Hanson (1791-1860)
John Hanson was a Liberian senator during the mid-19th century who has been erroneously claimed as the first Black president...
Anna R. Woodbey (1855-1901)
Anna R. Woodbey, an early suffragist and minister, was the first known African American woman to be nominated on a...
Ibrahim Omer (1978- )
Ibrahim Omer is an Eritrean-born New Zealander politician. He is best known for becoming the first African and second former...
Mak Pak Shee (1916- ?)
One of the most prominent government ministers in Singapore in the 1950s was Mak Pak Shee whose “very dark” skin...
