Religion: African Methodist Episcopal

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Religion: African Methodist Episcopal

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Richard Allen Religion 14-Feb-1760 26-Mar-1831 Founder, African Episcopal Methodist Church

Alexander T. Augusta Doctor 8-Mar-1825 21-Dec-1890 First black battlefield surgeon

Benjamin Banneker Astronomer 9-Nov-1731 25-Oct-1806 First African-American astronomer

Kathleen Battle Singer 13-Aug-1948 Operatic soprano

George Washington Carver Botanist c. 1860 5-Jan-1943 Crop rotation and peanut butter

Yvette Clarke Politician 21-Nov-1964 Congresswoman, New York 11th

Jim Clyburn Politician 21-Jul-1940 Congressman, South Carolina 6th

Sheila Dixon Politician 17-Dec-1953 Baltimore Mayor, resigned in disgrace

Floyd H. Flake Politician 30-Jan-1945 Congressman from New York, 1987-97

Gwen Ifill Journalist 29-Sep-1955 Washington Week, Lehrer News Hour

Carolyn Kilpatrick Politician 25-Jun-1945 Congresswoman from Michigan, 1997-2011

Denise Majette Politician 18-May-1955 Congresswoman from Georgia, 2003-05

Dorothy Maynor Singer 3-Sep-1910 19-Feb-1996 Soprano, founder of Harlem School of the Arts

Oscar Micheaux Film/TV Producer 2-Jan-1884 25-Mar-1951 Within Our Gates

Hiram Rhodes Revels Politician 27-Sep-1822 16-Jan-1901 US Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71

Merl Saunders Pianist 14-Feb-1934 24-Oct-2008 Jazz & New Age keyboardist

Terri Sewell Politician 1-Jan-1965 Congresswoman, Alabama 7th

Rev. Cecil Williams Religion 22-Sep-1929 Glide Memorial Church

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