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Maker Directory

Our HistoryMakers Digital Archive is an extensive resource with thousands of subjects. Use this Directory to filter and search our entire library. Members can save Makers to revisit later—find them any time on your My Account page. Browse by Maker Category to learn more about each professional group.

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EducationMakers, LawMakers

Walter J. Leonard

Academic Administrator, College President, Law Professor

BusinessMakers

Frank Greene, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Investment Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Samuel Greenlee

Fiction Writer, Poet

MilitaryMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Floyd Griffin

Colonel, Mayor, State Senator

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

BusinessMakers, StyleMakers

Edward Gardner

Personal Care Entrepreneur

EducationMakers

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs

Social Work Professor

MediaMakers

Earl G. Graves, Sr.

Magazine Publishing Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

CivicMakers

Alvin Little

Civic Leader

PoliticalMakers

Clarence Love

City Commissioner

MedicalMakers

Dr. Henry Lewis

Pharmacist

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Lewis

Civil Rights Leader, U.S. Congressman

MusicMakers

Eddie Thomas

Music Promoter

MusicMakers

Marshall Thompson

Drummer, Singer

MilitaryMakers

Col. William R. Thompson

Tuskegee Airman

BusinessMakers

Dempsey J. Travis

Real Estate Entrepreneur, Historian

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Calvin Giles

State Representative

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Kimberly Lightford

State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Arthur Turner

State Representative

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers, SportsMakers

Truman K. Gibson, Jr.

Lawyer, Presidential Advisor, Boxing Promoter

MedicalMakers

Betty Gross

Nursing Education Administrator, Nurse

CivicMakers

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Civil Rights Leader

StyleMakers

Precious Lashley

Fashion Designer

LawMakers

The Honorable George N. Leighton

Federal District Court Judge

EducationMakers

Ruth Love

Education Advisor, School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Frank Lumpkin

Labor Leader, Steelworker

MediaMakers

Susan L. Taylor

Magazine Editor

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gardner Taylor

Theologian

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Dorothy Tillman

Civil Rights Activist, City Alderman

MusicMakers

Kenny Gamble

Civic Activist, Lyricist

ArtMakers

Richard Long

Author

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Anna Langford

Civil Rights Lawyer, City Alderman

LawMakers

Charisse R. Lillie

Corporate Lawyer

CivicMakers

Jacquelyne D. Grimshaw

Association Executive

ArtMakers

Jackie Taylor

Stage Actress, Stage Director, Stage Producer

SportsMakers, MusicMakers

Ernie Terrell

Music Producer, Boxer, Singer

LawMakers

Thomas N. Todd

Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers

Matthew Little

Association Branch Chief Executive, Civil Rights Activist, Association Executive

BusinessMakers, StyleMakers

Bettiann Gardner

Personal Care Entrepreneur, Hair Care Manufacturer

MediaMakers

Bonita Gooch

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

MilitaryMakers

Joseph Gomer

Tuskegee Airman

SportsMakers

Bob Love

Basketball Player

ArtMakers

Nikki Giovanni

Poet

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

ReligionMakers

Father Richard L. Tolliver

Priest

CivicMakers

Junius "Red" Gaten

Social Activist, Labor Activist, Community Activist

LawMakers

Willie Leftwich

Lawyer

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