United States – US Virgin Islands
Rita M. de Chabert-Schuster (1933-2023)
Dame of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Order of Malta in the Virgin Islands, philanthropist, entrepreneur, educator, and real estate...
Claudia Lynn Thomas (1950- )
Claudia Lynn Thomas is an orthopedic surgeon, civil rights activist, and change agent. She was born in Brooklyn, New York,...
Eileen Ramona Petersen (1937-2023)
Judge Eileen R. Petersen, an advocate for women’s and children’s rights, was born on April 18, 1937, in Christiansted, Virgin...
Alexander A. Moorhead, Jr. (1945-2023)
Sen. Alexander A. Moorhead, Jr. served three terms, from 1971 to 1976, in the 9th through 11th sessions of the...
Athniel C. “Addie” Ottley (1941-2022)
Athniel C. “Addie” Ottley, former Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and broadcasting host, was born on November 19, 1941, in Charlotte Amalie,...
Black Caucus of the American Library Association (1970- )
Black librarians have always gathered at meetings to discuss the relevance of their profession and the needs and desires of...
Charles Wesley Turnbull (1935- )
Charles Wesley Turnbull, sixth governor of the United States Virgin Islands, was born February 5, 1935, in Charlotte Amalie, St....
Lorraine Patricia Baa (1953-2021)
Lorraine Patricia Baa, commentator, entrepreneur, and cancer cure advocate was born in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, on February 1, 1953,...
G. James Fleming (1904-1990)
Political Scientist George James Fleming was born in Bassein Triangle, Christiansted, St. Croix, Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands)...
