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.

Browse maker categories See Saved Makers

Results

MediaMakers

Paul Delaney

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Correspondent

CivicMakers

Lee H. Walker

Nonprofit Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Marla Blakey

Dancer, Choreographer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable A. J. Cooper, Jr.

Association Chief Executive, Lawyer, Mayor, Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers, MusicMakers

Rickey Payton, Sr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Music Composer

MediaMakers

Colbert I. King

Newspaper Editor, Newspaper Columnist

MediaMakers

Walter Theodore Hayden

Entrepreneur

ArtMakers

Elizabeth Catlett

Printmaker, Art Professor, Sculptor

MediaMakers

Chester Higgins, Jr.

Photojournalist

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Constance Rice

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Civil Rights Lawyer

CivicMakers

Alma Powell

Civic Leader

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Michael Powell

Telecommunications Lawyer, Federal Government Appointee

MediaMakers

Jay Harris

Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Robert Hooks

Stage Producer, Actor

MediaMakers

Reed Kimbrough

Newspaper Publishing Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Harold D. Melton

State Supreme Court Judge

MedicalMakers

The Honorable Dr. David Satcher

Medical Administrator

MusicMakers

Odetta Gordon

Civil Rights Activist, Folk Singer, Songwriter

ScienceMakers, EducationMakers

Shirley Ann Jackson

University President, Physicist

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor, Foundation Executive

BusinessMakers

Juanita Baranco

Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

John Moore

Civic Leader

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Alyce Jenkins

Rehabilitation Specialist, Military Officer

MediaMakers

Les Payne

Newspaper Reporter

CivicMakers

Reverend H. K. Matthews

Civic Leader

ScienceMakers

Herman Brenner White, Jr.

Physicist

MilitaryMakers

Brig. Gen. Elmer T. Brooks

Brigadier General

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr.

Internal Medicine Physician

StyleMakers

Patti Carpenter

Housewares Designer, Fashion Designer

BusinessMakers

Jose J. Mapily

Architect, Architecture Professor

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Vanzetta Penn McPherson

Entrepreneur, Federal Judge

LawMakers

The Honorable Myron Thompson

Federal District Court Judge

BusinessMakers

James Roberson

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

Larry Langford

County Commissioner, Mayor

CivicMakers

Joe Dickson

Civil Rights Activist, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Joe Hendricks

Civil Rights Activist, Mill Worker, Labor Activist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader, American History Professor, Minister

CivicMakers

Colonel Stone Johnson

Civil Rights Activist, Railroad Worker, Community Activist

ArtMakers

George W. Faison

Dancer, Choreographer

BusinessMakers

John W. Barfield, Sr.

Maintenance Company Chief Executive

StyleMakers

Louisiana Hines

Beauty Shop Owner, Beautician, Hair stylist

LawMakers

Karen Hastie Williams

Corporate Lawyer

CivicMakers

Jewell Jackson McCabe

Nonprofit Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Dorothy Cowser Yancy

Political Science Professor, University President

MilitaryMakers

Col. Frederick Drew Gregory

Aircraft Commander

MilitaryMakers

Capt. Avis T. Bailey

Captain

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Sharon Pratt

Mayor

LawMakers

Theodore V. Wells, Jr.

Litigator

CivicMakers

Dr. John Cashin

Political Activist, Dentist, Civil Rights Activist

EducationMakers

Gwendolyn E. Boyd

University President