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* Local Visionary Selected and Interviewed by NVLP Fellow
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Betye Saar Prominent, pioneering artist whose works, infused with a sense of mysticism and family, poignantly critique racism, sexism and oppression |
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Willieboyd Saddler* Chief Finance Officer, Hillside Chapel and Truth Center, Inc.; worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a former Controller for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
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Sonia Sanchez Poet, Professor, Activist, key figure in the Black Arts Movement, winner of the American Book Award and the Robert Frost Medal |
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Fred Shuttlesworth Minister and fiery leader of the historic civil rights struggle in Birmingham, Alabama |
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Barbara Sizemore First African American woman to head the public school system of a major city |
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Norma Sklarek Architect |
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Jessie Smith* Activist, Writer, Librarian and Scholar |
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Percy Sutton Multifaceted leader in the fields of law, communications, business and civil rights; former attorney for Malcolm X |
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Billy Taylor Jazz musician and educator |
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Gardner Taylor Recipient of presidential medal of freedom, elder "dean" of black preachers |
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Edward Temple* Former Head of Track for Women, Tennessee State University |
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Clark Terry Virtuoso, jazz trumpet player, and educator |
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C. Delores Tucker President and founder of The National Political Congress of Black Women |
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Melvin Van Peebles Filmmaker |
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C.T. Vivian Minister and civil rights activist |
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William Waddell Veterinarian, Buffalo Soldier |
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Wyatt T. Walker Religious leader, activist, author and chief strategist for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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James "Bud" Ward First African American Senior VP and Corporate Officer of a Major Hotel Chain; Pioneered Corporate Diversity Efforts |
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Walter Washington Born April 15, 1915 in Dawson, Georgia Public administrator, housing expert, first elected Mayor of Washington D.C. |
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Clifton Wharton Business leader, international economist, and academic and public administrator |
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L. Douglas Wilder 1st Elected African American Governor in US. Currently Mayor of Richmond, VA |
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Drs. Jayme Coleman and McDonald Williams* Professors (Retired) |
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John Woodruff Winner of the gold medal in the 800 meter event at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. |
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Samuel Yette Journalist, photographer and columnist |
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Andrew
Young Activist |
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Harvey Zeigler* Civil rights activist, led numerous struggles for integration and equality for African Americans in Montgomery County, Maryland |
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