Browse Items (47 total)
- Subject is exactly "African American Trailblazers"
John Wesley Cromwell
Born into slavery, John Wesley Cromwell went on to become an attorney, educator, and publisher of the People's Advocate.
Portsmouth and Norfolk County
Janie Porter Barrett
Civic leader and educator Janie Porter Barrett worked to improve the lives of African American women.
Hampton and Hanover County
Percy Casino Corbin
Civil rights leader Percy Casino Corbin strove to bring equality to the school system in Pulaski, Virginia.
Pulaski County
Edna Meade Colson
Educator Edna Meade Colson strove to improve educational opportunities for African Americans in Virginia.
Petersburg
Aline Black
Aline Black was a plaintiff in a case challenging the disparate pay of African American and white teachers in Norfolk.
Norfolk
Pleasants Crump
A self-taught dancer, Pleasants "Snowball" Crump performed for national and international audiences.
Richmond
Leland Melvin
Leland D. Melvin inspires young people and encourages them to aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Lynchburg
Amaza Meredith
Amaza Lee Meredith broke through racial and gender barriers in architecture and artistic design.
Lynchburg and Petersburg
Claudia Whitworth
Claudia Alexander Whitworth has worked diligently over the decades to improve the quality of life in Roanoke.
Roanoke
Oliver White Hill
Oliver White Hill served as counsel in the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954.
Richmond