Early Years Booker Taliaferro Washington was born into slavery to Jane, an enslaved African-American woman on the plantation of James Burroughs in southwest Virginia, near Hale’s Ford in Franklin County. He never knew the day, month, and year of his…
Early Years Born on December 23rd 1867, given name Sarah Breedlove, was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first self-made female millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records.…
Erit Turner Occupation Head Football Coach at JCM High What’s new in the Athletics Department? 2023-2024 will be our first season competing in a region since the school was reopened! What does Black History Month mean to you? Black History…
An American political activist, professor, and author who was an active member in the Communist Party and the Black Panther Party. Most famous for her involvement with the Soledad Brothers, who were accused of killing a prison guard. Early Life…
Growing Up Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 30th of 1924. She was the oldest of four daughters to immigrant parents. Her father being from Gayana and her mother being from Barbados, she spent…
Early Years Baldwin was born as James Arthur Jones to Emma Berdis Jones on August 2, 1924, at Harlem Hospital in New York City. Baldwin was born out of wedlock, his mother never revealed to Baldwin who his biological father…
Addison Richmond Occupation Owner of Peppermint Addie and Co What’s new at Peppermint Addie’s? Right now at Peppermint Addie’s we are focusing on our grab-n-go ice cream. We are working up a lot of different new flavors. We have also…
Early Life Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., January 17, 1942, was a professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed “The Greatest,” frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He is regarded as one of the most influential…
Ella Jo Baker was a by occupation an activist from the day she was born. A woman of many words, she used her voice to advocate for those who couldn’t, or needed her help. Baker is a big part of…
Harrell Carter Occupation Civil Rights Activist; West Tennessee NAACP Area Director; President of the Jackson-Madison County Branch President What’s new at the JMC NAACP Branch? A recent election of some new executive committee members…
