Robert Russa Moton

Robert Russa Moton

male, deceased (1940)
African American, writer, Spingarn Medal winner, tuskegee institute, HamptonInstitute, Tuskegee Airmen
Robert Russa Moton (August 26, 1867 - May 31, 1940) was an African American educator and author. He served as an administrator at Hampton Institute...
Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Freeman A. Hrabowski III

male
HamptonInstitute, provost, higher education, University of Maryland, President, University, President of UMBC…hampton university
Freeman A. Hrabowski is president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a position he has held since 1992. He joined the university in...
George Foster Peabody

George Foster Peabody

male, deceased (1938)
Democrat, Harvard University, University of Georgia, Washington and Lee University, Educator, entrepreneur…tuskegee institute, hampton, HamptonInstitute, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, American Church Institute for Negroes
George Foster Peabody (July 27, 1852 - March 4, 1938) was born in Columbus, Georgia. He was educated there in private schools. A lifelong Democrat,...
Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd

male, 76 years old
Jazz-funk trumpeter, Jazz fusion trumpeter, Crossover jazz trumpeter, Hard-bop trumpeter, Post-bop trumpeter, funk musician…HamptonInstitute
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. He...
Susan La Flesche Picotte

Susan La Flesche Picotte

female, deceased (1915)
Omaha, Iron Eye, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Institute for Young Ladies, Quaker Mission School, Joseph La Flesche…HamptonInstitute, educated at Elizabeth Institute for Young Ladies
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte (June 17, 1865 - September 18,1915) was the first person to receive federal aid for education and the first American...

St. Clair Drake

male, deceased (1990)
Stanford University, The Society of Friends, Deep South, Religious Society of Friends, HamptonInstitute, American…hampton university
St. Claire Drake was an influential American sociologist. Drake was born in Suffolk, Virginia. Upon graduation from the Hampton institute, he...

John T. Biggers

male, deceased (2001)
African-American, hampton university, Pennsylvania State University, artist, Muralist, African American…HamptonInstitute
Dr. John Thomas Biggers (1924-2001) was an African American muralist who came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. Dr. Biggers was born in...
Percy Sutton

Percy Sutton

male, 89 years old
Brooklyn Law School alumni, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, politician, Brooklyn Law School, New York lawyer…HamptonInstitute, tuskegee institute
Percy Sutton is a civil rights activist, lawyer and entrepreneur. Born November 24, 1920, Percy Sutton is a San Antonio, Texas native. Percy Sutton...
John McLendon

John McLendon

male, deceased (1999)
John B. McLendon, Jr, North Carolina Central University, Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball coach, Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball coach, Hampton Pirates men's basketball coach, athlete…hampton university, HamptonInstitute
John B. McLendon, Jr. (April 15 1915 - October 8 1999) was an American basketball coach. Born in Hiawatha, Kansas, McLendon studied at the...
Biff Henderson

Biff Henderson

male, 63 years old
African American, American military, Niagara Falls, Milestones, biff, grand canyon…HamptonInstitute
James Jackson Henderson Jr. (born October 3, 1946 in Durham, North Carolina, USA) is an American television personality who is best known for his...