Hubert Henry Harrison (April 27, 1883 – December 17, 1927) was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, and race and class c…

Nanny of the Maroons Queen Nanny or Nanny (c. 1686 – c. 1755), a Jamaica National Hero, was an 18th-century leader of the Jamaican Maroons.…

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/; Xhosa: [xoliɬaˈɬa manˈdɛla]; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti…

Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American soc…

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an international musical and…

Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an activist in the civil rights movement best known for her…

Haile Selassie Haile Selassie I Amharic pronunciation: [ˈhaɪlə sɨlˈlase] 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Lij Tafari Makonnen, was Ethi…

Marcus Garvey Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican-born political leader, publisher, journalist, ent…

Malcolm X Malcolm X (1925–1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for…

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became t…