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BLACK TRAILBLAZERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY

FEBRUARY 2021

BLACK TRAILBLAZERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY In honor of Black History Month, we want to highlight the work, contributions, and successes of Black trailblazers in American history. It is because of these amazing individuals that we have moved--and continue to move--closer toward a more equitable world, not only for ourselves but also for our youth.

We also encourage you to look into the trailblazers highlighted below and to share these profiles with your colleagues and friends!

MAYA ANGELOU

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centered around the exploration and celebration of Black culture. She is perhaps best known

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Learn more about Maya Angelou here!

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ELLA BAKER

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Ella Baker was an integral member of the NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference,

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and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Baker's activism centered around the

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Learn more about Ella Baker here!

ALICE BALL

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Alice Ball was a chemist who developed the first successful treatment for leprosy. She was

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a researcher and instructor at the University of Hawaii. Tragically, Ball died at the age of 24

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Learn more about Alice Ball here!

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JANE BOLIN

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Jane Bolin was the first Black female judge in the United States. She served on New York's

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Family Court for four decades and tackled segregationist policies within the court system.

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Learn more about Jane Bolin here!

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CORA MAE BROWN

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Cora Mae Brown was a social worker, lawyer, and politician who fought for equity and

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criminal justice reform in the mid-20th century. Brown was the first Black woman elected to

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Learn more about Cora Mae Brown here!

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SHIRLEY CHISHOLM

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Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. House of

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Representatives in 1968, representing New York State in this position. Four years later,

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Learn more about Shirley Chisholm here!

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS

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Frederick Douglass was a slave who escaped and became a prominent author, activist, and

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leader in the abolitionist movement. He was also a passionate advocate for women's rights,

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particularly women's right to vote. Douglass's autobiography, Narrative of the Life of

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Frederick Douglass, describes his time as a slave and is only one of his five published

autobiographies.

Learn more about Frederick Douglass here!

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ERNESTINE ECKSTEIN

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Ernestine Eckstein was the leader of the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in

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the United States. She was also a leading activist in the Black feminist movement in the

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1970s. It has been noted that Eckstein viewed the struggles for civil rights and for LGBTQIA+

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Learn more about Ernestine Eckstein here!

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DR. MAE C. JEMISON

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Dr. Mae C. Jemison is an engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. Jemison was the

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first Black woman to ever travel to space. She is also an active advocate for young women of

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color's involvement in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

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Learn more about Dr. Mae C. Jemison here!

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DOROTHY HEIGHT

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Dorothy Height was a civil rights and women's rights activist, with much of her work

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focusing on improving opportunities for Black women. She also advocated for other causes,

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including voter education and youth organizing. Height served as a social services expert on

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local, state, and federal committees related to women's issues and received both the

Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

Learn more about Dorothy Height here!

DR. CHARLES S. JOHNSON

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Dr. Charles S. Johnson was an American sociologist and an authority in race relations. He is

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well-known as the creator of "community self-survey of race relations," a research technique

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that gathered data and interpretations from a number of racial groups. Johnson's work also

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enabled him to actively engage with the communities he studied, being appointed to several

state and federal commissions.

Learn more about Charles S. Johnson here!

HAZEL M. JOHNSON

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Hazel M. Johnson was an environmental justice activist who played a key role in the passage

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of the Environmental Justice Executive Order 12898, which directs federal agencies to

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address their disproportionate health impacts on low-income communities and communities

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Learn more about Hazel M. Johnson here!

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JUNE JORDAN

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June Jordan was a writer, editor, poet, educator, and environmental and social activist who

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wrote 28 books on a number of platforms, including The Washington Post and The New York

Justice Racial Equity & Youth Justice Racial Equity & Youth Justice Times. She was also an advocate for the use of Black English as a language and form of

Racial Equity & Youth Justice Racial Equity & Youth Justice Racial Equit expression. Jordan is honored on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor in the Stonewall National Monument.

Learn more about June Jordan here!

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BRAD LOMAX

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Brad Lomax is a civil rights and disability rights activist who helped lead sit-ins that led to

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the implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the first disability rights law

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THURGOOD MARSHALL

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Thurgood Marshall was a renowned attorney and the first Black Supreme Court Justice of

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the United States. Prior to this, Marshall successfully argued many cases to the Supreme

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Learn more about Thurgood Marshall here!

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Toni Morrison was a writer whose work centered on Black communities. Her work also often

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highlighted the unique experiences of Black women. Morrison was the recipient of both the

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DR. JEANNE L. NOBLE

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Dr. Jeanne L. Noble was an educator and author. She was the first person to research and

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publish work on the experience of Black women in college. She was also the first Black

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Learn more about Dr. Jeanne L. Noble here!

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Charlotte E. Ray was an American teacher and became the first Black female lawyer

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certified to practice in the U.S. in 1872. She was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in

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DOROTHY MAE RICHARDSON

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Dorothy Mae Richardson was a community activist who fought for quality affordable housing

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and against predatory lending and urban renewal in Pittsburgh. Richardson was a proponent

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of homeownership for all, believing that it led to better communities and was "good for the

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whole city." She is widely considered the "Pioneer of Community-Based Development".

Learn more about Dorothy Mae Richardson here!

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Nina Simone was a legendary jazz, blues, and folk musician and lyricist known for her fusion

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of these genres. Simone was also a leading voice in the Civil Rights Movement, with much of

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her music focusing on her experience and racial justice. Her many musical hits include "I

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Loves You Porgy," "Feeling Good," and "I Put a Spell on You."

Learn more about Nina Simone here!

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Ida B. Wells was a journalist, abolitionist, and feminist that led an anti-lynching crusade in

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the 1890s. Much of her literary work focused on race and politics in the American South. She

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also wrote an in-depth report on the American history of lynching for the New York Age.

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Wells ultimately went on to co-found the NAACP.

Learn more about Ida B. Wells here!

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DR. CARTER G. WOODSON

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Dr. Carter G. Woodson was a celebrated author, editor, publisher, and historian. Known as the

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"father of Black history," Woodson published books about the contributions of Black

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Americans within the United States. He was also one of the first scholars to study the Black

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Learn more about Dr. Carter G. Woodson here!

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Racial Equity & Yo

Racial Equity & Youth Justic

Racial Equity & Youth Justice

Racial Equity

Racial Equity & Yo

Dr. Marion Thompson Wright was the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D in the United States.

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Wright attended Howard University in the 1930s, and her 1940 dissertation pertained to the

Justice Racial Equity & Youth Justice Racial Equity & Youth Justice Ra history of segregated schools in the North. After receiving her doctorate, Wright continued Racial Equity & Youth Justice Racial Equity & Youth Justice her academic career at Howard University until her death in 1962.

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