Religious Organizations – African Methodist Episcopal (AME)
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (1864- )
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, established 1864, was the first African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E. church) in the state of Mississippi...
Rocky Fork Underground Railroad Community (1816- )
In 1816, Rocky Fork near Godfrey, Illinois, was established by four free African American families who purchased five adjacent parcels...
Richard Robert Wright Jr. (1878-1967)
American sociologist, social worker, and minister Richard Robert Wright Jr. was born on April 16, 1878, in Cuthbert, Georgia to...
Regena Thomas (1957- )
The Rev. Dr. Regena Lynn Thomas is a former politician who formerly held the office of secretary of state for...
Nettie J. Craig Asberry (1865-1968)
Nettie J. Craig Asberry was a suffragist, clubwoman, and music educator who helped found the Tacoma Chapter of the NAACP...
The Bridget “Biddy” Mason Case, 1856
In the 1856 landmark case Mason v. Smith, Bridget “Biddy” Mason sued her master for her and her family’s freedom,...
The Spingarn Medal (1915- )
The Spingarn Medal is the highest honor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Since 1915,...
Benjamin Harrison Hill (1903-1971)
Benjamin Harrison Hill was a legislator, teacher, and African Methodist Episcopal (AME) minister born in Sidney, Nova Scotia, Canada on...
Rufus Calvin Kuykendall (1903-1977)
Rufus Calvin Kuykendall was an attorney, politician, and one of the first African Americans to be elected judge in Indiana’s...
