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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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MilitaryMakers

Roy Chappell

High School Teacher, Tuskegee Airman

SportsMakers

Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

ArtMakers

Etta Moten Barnett

Stage Actress

CivicMakers

Reverend Willie T. Barrow

Civil Rights Activist, Religious Leader

BusinessMakers

William G. Mays

Business Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers, ReligionMakers

The Honorable Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake

U.S. Congressman, Minister

EducationMakers

Charles Willie

Sociologist, Education Professor

PoliticalMakers

Alice Palmer

State Senator

EducationMakers

Jacob H. Carruthers, Jr.

African American Studies Professor

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Augustine Davis

Pharmacist, Sailor

CivicMakers

Alonzo Pettie

Cowboy

CivicMakers

Hana Stith

Community Leader

LawMakers

Charisse R. Lillie

Corporate Lawyer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Richard Hatcher

Law Professor, Mayor

EducationMakers

Josie Johnson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant

BusinessMakers

Wendell Campbell

Architect

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Mel Farr, Sr.

Auto Sales Entrepreneur, Football Player

MediaMakers

Angelo Henderson

Newspaper Columnist, Radio Host

LawMakers

The Honorable Shelvin Louise Hall

Appellate Court Judge

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

CivicMakers

Porter G. Peeples

Nonprofit Chief Executive

SportsMakers

Sanford T. Roach

Elementary School Principal, High School Basketball Coach, High School Principal

CivicMakers

Audrey Grevious

Civil Rights Activist, High School Teacher, Association Executive

EducationMakers

Chester Grundy

Academic Administrator

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Lillie Mae Wesley

City Parks Administrator, Community Activist

MediaMakers

N. Don Wycliff

Newspaper Columnist, Newspaper Editor

CivicMakers

Carol L. Adams

Museum Director, Nonprofit Executive, Community Activist

MediaMakers

Felicia Middlebrooks

Production Company Chief Executive, Radio News Anchor

LawMakers

Chester Blair

Trial Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Napoleon Brandford, III

Investment Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Bruce Ballard

Psychiatrist

EducationMakers

Sherman Beverly

Education Consultant, Education Professor

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Ray Robinson

Telecommunications Executive

EducationMakers

Asa Hilliard, III

Educational Psychology Professor

ReligionMakers

Jamye Coleman Williams

Communications Professor, Church Leader

BusinessMakers

The Honorable Marie Johns

Community Leader, Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Valarie Justiss Vance

Social Work Researcher

StyleMakers

Barbara Samuels

Business Consultant, Retail Buyer

EducationMakers

Geraldine D. Brownlee

Education Professor

EducationMakers

Edith Armstead Gray

High School Home Economics Teacher

EducationMakers

Ethel Darden

Elementary School Teacher

EducationMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. James Comer

Child Psychiatry Professor, Child Psychiatrist

CivicMakers

Bobby William Austin

Foundation Chief Executive, Foundation Executive

ReligionMakers

Reverend Theophilus Caviness

Pastor

ScienceMakers

Carl Spight

Academic Administrator, Physicist, Physics Professor

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Robert Stanton

Federal Government Official

CivicMakers

Harriett G. Jenkins

Research Manager, Federal Government Administrator

BusinessMakers

Reginald Webb

Restaurant Owner and Operator

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Charles R. Jordan

City Parks Administrator, Foundation Chief Executive, City Social Service Worker

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