Religion-Quaker
Joseph W. Sitati (1952– )
Joseph Wafula Sitati, petroleum manager and the first man of black African descent to become a member of the First...
Grace Bustill Douglass (1782-1842)
Grace Bustill Douglass, a Quaker abolitionist, was born into a distinguished black activist family in Burlington, New Jersey. She was...
Sarah Mapps Douglass (1806-1882)
Born to a distinguished abolitionist family, Sarah Mapps Douglass was the only daughter of Robert Douglass, a baker, and Grace...
Paul Cuffe Sr. (1759-1817)
Paul Cuffe is best known for his work in assisting free blacks who wanted to emigrate to Sierra Leone. Cuffe...
Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893)
Born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1823, Mary Ann Shadd was a teacher, journalist, and outspoken leader of the Canadian emigration...
