John Hope

male, deceased (1936)
Leah Hope, WLS-TV, Worcester Academy, Morehouse College, African American, Brown University alumni…AtlantaUniversity, Roger Williams University, clark atlanta university, Brown University
John Hope (June 2, 1868 - February 20, 1936), born in Augusta, Georgia, was an African-American educator and political activist. He was the son of...
Elizabeth Catlett

Elizabeth Catlett

female, 94 years old
from Washington, D.C., Afro-Mexican, African-American, printmaker, American Civil Rights Movement, sculptress…Howard University alumni, AtlantaUniversity
Elizabeth Catlett Mora (born April 15,1915) is an African American sculptress and printmaker. Catlett is best known for the black, expressionistic...
Ralph Abernathy

Ralph Abernathy

male, deceased (1990)
Baptist from the United States, From Atlanta, African American, World War II, Memphis, Kappa Alpha Psi brother…AtlantaUniversity, Clark Atlanta University alumni, Alabama State University
Ralph David Abernathy was an American civil rights leader. Abernathy was born the son of a farmer in Linden, Alabama. After serving in the army...
Hosea Williams

Hosea Williams

male, deceased (2000)
American military personnel of World War II, Master's Degree, From Georgia, NAACP, leadership, blind…Clark Atlanta University alumni, AtlantaUniversity
Hosea Lorenzo Williams (January 5, 1926 - November 16, 2000) was an United States civil rights leader, ordained reverend, and later a politician....
Whitney Young

Whitney Young

male, deceased (1971)
buried at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Unitarian, From Omaha, Nebraska, American, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Accidental death…university of nebraska at omaha, clark atlanta university, AtlantaUniversity, Kentucky State University, University of Nebraska
Whitney Moore Young Jr. was an American civil rights leader. He spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United...
Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson

male, deceased (1952)
Big band bandleader, Swing bandleader, Swing pianist, American jazz bandleader, arranger, Vaudeville performer…Clark Atlanta University alumni, AtlantaUniversity, Columbia University
Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 - December 28, 1952) was an African American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer,...
Lucy Craft Laney

Lucy Craft Laney

female, 155 years old
Macon, AtlantaUniversity, Minneapolis
Lucy Craft Laney was born on April 13, 1854, in Macon, Georgia. Her father was a former slave who managed to save enough money to free both himself...
Henry Ossian Flipper

Henry Ossian Flipper

male, deceased (1940)
Methodist, United States Military Academy, AtlantaUniversity, United States Army officer, African American, West Point graduate…clark atlanta university, Clark Atlanta University alumni
Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856-May 3, 1940) was an American soldier and the first black American cadet to graduate from the United States...
Major Owens

Major Owens

male, 73 years old
House Representative, MS Atlanta University 1957, MS Atlanta University, BA Morehouse College 1956, BA Morehouse College, Memphis TN…clark atlanta university, AtlantaUniversity
Major Robert Odell Owens (born June 28, 1936) is a New York politician and a former Congressman, having represented the state's 11th Congressional...
Jo Ann Robinson

Jo Ann Robinson

female, deceased (1992)
AtlantaUniversity, African Americans' rights activist, President of organizations, Civil Rights, American Civil Rights Movement, Women's Political Council
Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (1912-1992) was a civil rights activist and educator in Montgomery, Alabama. Born near Culloden, Georgia, she was the...