Brother Martin Luther King, Jr. Leader in the civil rights movement of the mid- 20th century. He led a march on Washington, D.C. He was also a Reverend and earned a Ph.D. Nonviolent protest was his method. He said that through nonviolence, he would not only win over his adversaries, but he would win their respect as well.
Brother W.E.B.Dubois Author and educator who often went tÈte-a-tÈte with Booker T. Washington regarding the black races primary focus for it*s own upliftment. He was a historian, an editor, and co-founder of the NAACP. He wrote The Talented Tenth.
Brother Cornel West Professor of Afro-American Studies and of the Philosophy of Religion at Harvard University. He is author of Race Matters , co-author of Jews and Blacks, and of numerous other titles. He currently resides in Newton, Massachusetts.
Brother Thurgood Marshall He was the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 33rd Solicitor General of the United States of America, and a renowned attorney. He won the Supreme Court case Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education, ending the racist tradition of separate but equal and thereby ending segregation.
Brother Ernest Morial Former General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Former mayor of New Orleans, LA; suceeded by his son Mayor Mark Morial.
Brother Mark Morial Present mayor of New Orleans, LA.
Brother Duke Ellington Fabulous jazz musician.
Brother Jesse Owens Olympic gold medalist; he set world records that have yet to be broken.
Brother Felton G. Clark Founder of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. The domed stadium where many of the universities activities are held is named after him, the F. G. Clark Activity Center. Each year, on Founder's Day, the students attending Southern University Laboratory School march to his tomb to pay their respects.
Last Update: 5 AUGUST 1999!