William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce

male, deceased (1833) (Houston, Texas, United States)
Evangelical Anglican, Tory MP, Clapham Sect, buried at Westminster Abbey, politician, slave trade…University and college namesakes, wilberforceuniversity, University of Cambridge, cambridge university
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 - 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and abolitionist who led the parliamentary campaign...
Floyd H. Flake

Floyd H. Flake

male, 64 years old
Public officeholders of Rockaway, Queen, african methodist episcopal church, wilberforceuniversity, African American in the United States Congress, American university and college president, Rockaway, Queen…Boston University
Reverend Dr. Floyd Harold Flake (born January 30, 1945 in Los Angeles) is the senior pastor of the 23,000 member Greater Allen African Methodist...
William Grant Still

William Grant Still

male, deceased (1978)
Conductor, African American, African American classical composer, Kappa Alpha Psi brother, from Arkansas, composer…wilberforceuniversity
William Grant Still (May 11,1895 - December 3,1978) was an African-American classical composer who wrote more than 150 compositions. He was the...
W. E. B. du Bois

W. E. B. du Bois

male, deceased (1963)
from Berkshire County, Massachusetts, separatism, writer, historian, Sociologist, African Americans' rights activist…Harvard University alumni, university of massachusetts amherst, Fisk University alumni, wilberforceuniversity
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced) (February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963) was an American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist,...
Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin

male, deceased (1987)
African American, quaker, earlier, nonviolent resistance, African Americans' rights activist, nonviolence…wilberforceuniversity
Bayard Rustin was an African-American civil rights activist, important largely behind the scenes in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and...
Daniel Payne

Daniel Payne

male, deceased (1893)
Methodist bishop, American, african methodist episcopal church, University and college president, wilberforceuniversity, University and college namesakes
Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne, D.D., L.L.D. was a clergyman, educator, and author.
Charles Young

Charles Young

male, deceased (1922)
national park, attache, west point, United States Army officer, United States Army, Spingarn Medal winner…wilberforceuniversity
Charles Young was the third African American graduate of West Point, first black U.S. National Park superintendent, first African American military...
William Sanders Scarborough

William Sanders Scarborough

male, deceased (1926)
African American, ancient greek, Academic, Classical scholar, American, Oberlin College alumni…wilberforceuniversity
William Sanders Scarborough (February 16, 1852 - September 9, 1926) is generally thought to be the first African American classical scholar....
Hallie Quinn Brown

Hallie Quinn Brown

female, deceased (1949)
Centenarian, American, writer, African Americans' rights activist, Educator, American women's rights activist…wilberforceuniversity, Allen University
Hallie Quinn Brown was an American educator, writer and activist. She was born in 1849 and died in 1949. She attended Wilberforce University in...
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

male, deceased (1970)
American military personnel of World War II, Howard University alumni, United States Army general, Croix de guerre recipient, world war ii veteran, African-American…wilberforceuniversity, Howard University
Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. (July 1, 1877 - November 26, 1970) was an American general and the father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. He...