Maker Directory

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ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

George Campbell, Jr.

Physicist, University President

MediaMakers

Lucky Cordell

Radio Personality

MusicMakers

Tyrone Davis

R & B Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Marion Barry

Mayor

BusinessMakers

William Hudgins

Banker, Bank Chief Executive

ScienceMakers

Walter E. Massey

Physicist, Academic Administrator

EducationMakers

James N. Eaton, Sr.

Curator, African American Studies Professor

SportsMakers

Henry Presswood

Baseball Player

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jerry Washington

State Representative

CivicMakers

Arthur Burton, Sr.

Pullman Porter

PoliticalMakers, MusicMakers

The Honorable Jerry Butler

Music Composer, County Commissioner, Music Producer, Singer

LawMakers

James D. Montgomery

Civil Rights Lawyer

MediaMakers

Pervis Spann

Broadcast Chief Executive, Radio Personality

CivicMakers, MediaMakers

Lutrelle "Lu" F. Palmer, II

Community Activist, Newspaper Reporter

ScienceMakers

Waverly Person

Geophysicist

LawMakers

The Honorable Leander Shaw

State Supreme Court Judge

CivicMakers

Reverend Dr. Leon D. Finney, Jr.

Pastor, Civic Activist

CivicMakers

Reverend James Bevel

Civil Rights Activist, Minister

LawMakers

The Honorable Earl Strayhorn

County Circuit Court Judge

SportsMakers, MusicMakers

Ernie Terrell

Music Producer, Boxer, Singer

EducationMakers

Lerone Bennett

Magazine Editor, Social Historian, Historian

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Samuel Billy Kyles

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

CivicMakers

Junius "Red" Gaten

Social Activist, Labor Activist, Community Activist

LawMakers

The Honorable William Cousins, Jr.

Circuit Court Judge

ReligionMakers

Reverend Harry Tartt

High School Teacher, Chaplain, Pastor

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Harry Sykes

Civic Leader, City Council Member

CivicMakers

William Layton

Historian, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Sidney L. Rushing

City Government Administrator

CivicMakers

Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr.

Social Activist, Family Practitioner, Consumer Activist

MusicMakers

Isaac "Redd" Holt

Jazz Musician

CivicMakers

Ernest McBride

Civil Rights Activist, Community Leader

LawMakers

The Honorable Charles Freeman

State Supreme Court Judge

ArtMakers

Thomas Miller

Graphic Designer, Painter

ArtMakers

Sterling Plumpp

Jazz and Blues Poet, African American Studies Professor, English Professor

MusicMakers

Paul Douglas Freeman

Orchestra Conductor

EntertainmentMakers

James Avery

Television Actor

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Rodney Slater

Transportation Lawyer, Cabinet Appointee

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Col. Harry B. Johnson

Lieutenant Colonel

MediaMakers

William Raspberry

Newspaper Columnist

EducationMakers

Warrick L. Carter

Academic Administrator, College President

MusicMakers

B. B. King

Blues Guitarist

LawMakers

Oliver W. Hill

Civil Rights Lawyer

LawMakers

The Honorable Henry L. Marsh, III

Civil Rights Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Robert D. Blackwell, Sr.

Corporate Executive, Technology Chief Executive, Technology Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

Clyde Martin

Regional Sales Manager, Civic Activist, Community Activist

ReligionMakers

Reverend B. Herbert Martin, Sr.

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor

BusinessMakers, StyleMakers

George Johnson

Personal Care Executive

ArtMakers

Malcolm Brown

Painter, High School Art Teacher, Visual Artist, Art Teacher

LawMakers

Riley K. Temple

Telecommunications Lawyer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder

Governor