United States – Idaho
William Conan Davis (1926-2022)
Scientist, inventor, and activist William Conan Davis, the first African American to earn a doctorate from the University of Idaho,...
Thomas Paul Bostick (1956- )
Thomas P. Bostick was the 53rd Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and commanding general of the US...
Louise Thompson Patterson (1901-1999)
Louise Alone Thompson Patterson, civil rights activist, communist, and educator, was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 1901 to...
Jennie Eva Hughes Smith (1879-1939)
Jennie Hughes Smith was the first African American to graduate from the University of Idaho in 1899. Hughes was born...
Jeffrey Allen (DJ Jazzy Jeff) Townes (1965- )
Jeffrey Townes is an actor, comedian, and record producer who is more commonly known as “DJ Jazzy Jeff.” Townes was...
William Decker Johnson (1869-1936)
William Decker Johnson was the 42nd Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and founder of Johnson Home Industrial...
Thomas Detter (ca. 1830-1891)
Thomas Detter, late 19th century black businessman, Methodist minister, and civil rights advocate, was one of the first black literary...
Ray Douglas McDonald (1944-1993)
Ray Douglas McDonald was a running back who played for the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL) for...
25th Infantry Regiment (1866-1947)
When the U.S. Army was reorganized on July 28, 1866 for peacetime service after the American Civil War, six regiments were set aside...
