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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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ArtMakers, CivicMakers

Margaret Burroughs

Printmaker, Museum Director

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

U.S. Congressman

MediaMakers

Belva Davis

Television Anchor

StyleMakers

John Atchison, Jr.

Hair stylist, Salon Owner

MediaMakers

Hal Jackson

Radio Personality, Sports Promoter

MedicalMakers

Shirley H. Jones

Marriage and Family Therapist

EducationMakers

George McKenna, III

High School Principal

ArtMakers

Terry McMillan

Fiction Writer

CivicMakers

Marian Wright Edelman

Foundation Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Edmund B. Gaither

Curator

ArtMakers

Jonathan Green

Painter, Printmaker

PoliticalMakers

Gus Savage

U.S. Congressman

LawMakers

The Honorable Ann Claire Williams

Federal Judge

ScienceMakers

Charles A. Harrison

Industrial Designer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon

Medical Director, Physician

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gardner Taylor

Theologian

MediaMakers

Harry Porterfield

Television Personality

EntertainmentMakers

Albert Stiles

Entertainer

BusinessMakers

Nathan Conyers

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown

City Council Member

LawMakers

Edward Smith, Sr.

City Attorney

SportsMakers

Bob Love

Basketball Player

EducationMakers, LawMakers

john powell

Academic Administrator, Nonprofit Legal Director, Law Professor

BusinessMakers

Alvin J. Boutte, Sr.

Bank Chief Executive

BusinessMakers

Leah "Dookie" Chase

Chef, Restaurateur

EducationMakers

Florida Yeldell

History Professor

EducationMakers

Norman Francis

University President

ArtMakers

Kalamu ya Salaam

Poet, Music Critic

EducationMakers, PoliticalMakers

Crain Woods

High School Teacher, City Council Member

MusicMakers

Harold Battiste

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Jazz Musician, Music Producer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Ebenezer Bush

Dentist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Latta Thomas

Philosophy and Religion Professor, Chaplain

EducationMakers

Kathleen Crosby

Elementary School Teacher, School Superintendent

CivicMakers

Irma Josephine Barber

City Government Employee, Seamstress

MedicalMakers

Dr. John W. Coleman, Sr.

Radiologist

EducationMakers

Joseph Johnson

College President, University President

LawMakers

The Honorable Dorothy Brown

Clerk of the Circuit Court

CivicMakers

Mildred Cruzat

Community Leader, Civic Leader

BusinessMakers

Andrew F. Brimmer

Economist

EducationMakers

Archie C. Epps, III

Academic Administrator

CivicMakers

Lula Cole Dawson

Education Consultant, Government Consultant, Civic Leader

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jacquelyn Grant

Academic Administrator, Minister, Theology Professor, Theologian

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins

U.S. Congressman

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William Jefferson

U.S. Congressman

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Jenkins

Dentist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Raphael C. Lee

Plastic Surgeon

ArtMakers

Samella Lewis

Printmaker, Art Curator

CivicMakers

Alexine Jackson

Civic Volunteer, Foundation Chief Executive, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

ReligionMakers

Bishop John Burgess

Bishop

MediaMakers

Armstrong Williams

Media Commentator

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