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Part Eleven - Photographs
![Rosa Parks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_24d2d18bc2344d2aaf1f9bc309f2a06c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/RosaParks-th.jpeg)
Rosa Parks
(1913- )
“Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” 1955 Photo Courtesy of UPI Bettman Newsphotos
![Ella Baker](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_714dd7bbf4384e6ca08c05891056416e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/EllaBaker-th.jpeg)
Ella Baker
(1903-1986)
Early civil rights activist, 1957
Photo Courtesy of DC Public Library
![Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_4758560ae30e4912997bfc1dbd13d8ca~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/AdamClaytonPowellJr.jpeg)
Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr.
(1908-1972)
First black congressman from the northeast, 1944 Photo Courtesy of National Archives
![Andrew Young](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_0326a9d45d544e47ae364ff39d3b16ed~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/AndrewYoung.jpeg)
Andrew Young
(1932- )
First black U.S. Ambassador,
1972 Photo Courtesy of UPI
Bettman Newsphotos
![Nikki Giovanni](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_fa8ebd2568b645f79acbcb2834ef765b~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_95,h_95/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/NikkiGiovanni.jpeg)
Nikki Giovanni
(1943- )
Black poet during the Black Power Movement, 1967
Photo Courtesy of Nikki Giovanni
![Tom Molineaux](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_d90471075ee64baeb7fb0224d557f158~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_79,h_79/fill/w_111,h_111,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/TomMolineaux.jpeg)
Tom Molineaux
(1784-1818)
First American international boxing champion, 1808-
Photo Courtesy of Virginia Historical Society
![Jack Johnson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_027917777f1a43c4b3c96ac3e15b5376~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_75,h_75/fill/w_105,h_105,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/JackJohnson.jpeg)
Jack Johnson
(1878-1946)
First African American heavyweight boxing champion, 1908 Photo Courtesy of Library of Congress
![Joe Louis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_322e9a4dc6f849178317ada8a96dadc1~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_93,h_93/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/JoeLouis.jpeg)
Joe Louis
(1914-1981)
Heavyweight boxing champion
and national sports hero Photo Courtesy of African American Museum and Library Oakland
![Muhammad Ali](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_44255fe4621e463eb08a9a020a0164bf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/MuhammadAli.jpeg)
Muhammad Ali
(1942- )
Heavyweight champion and political activist, 1960s Photo Courtesy of AP-Worldwide Photos
![Henry Ossawa Tanner](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_712e1cc6e702429f8237f5a7bf38d4b4~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_9,w_80,h_80/fill/w_112,h_112,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/HenryOssawaTanner.jpeg)
Henry Ossawa Tanner
(1859-1937)
19th century African American painter Photo Courtesy of Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
![William Johnson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_fe21f4bf17d44c94bf5fa9fae625eeab~mv2.gif)
William Johnson
(1901-1970)
20th century African American painter Photo Courtesy of National Museum of American Art Smithsonian
![Augusta Savage](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_061ddc31cb1a4514a0fc58d2457a0109~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_100,h_100/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/AugustaSavage.jpeg)
Augusta Savage
(1892-1962)
20th century African American sculptress Photo Courtesy of the
National Archives
![Billy Eckstine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_1a340e6c3d4d44208ed4df4acab24603~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/BillyEckstine.jpeg)
Billy Eckstine
(1914-1993)
Jazz singer known as “Mr. B”
Photo Courtesy of Verve Jazz Masters
![Ray Charles](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_0d07e2e6e5354db0baca04bf56521630~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/RayCharles.jpeg)
Ray Charles
(1930-2004)
Singer and pianist known as the “Father of Soul” Photo Courtesy of UPI Bettman Newsphotos
![Jon Hendricks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_7823b6e456214d109896284b3a66fbc0~mv2.gif)
Jon Hendricks
(1921- )
Jazz singer,” Poet Laureate of Jazz” Photo Courtesy of Jerry Stoll, Pomegranate Books
![Sarah Vaughan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_29c7bc9b4cbd4b12a5eb1aa974da68cf~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_95,h_95/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/SarahVaughan.jpeg)
Sarah Vaughan
(1924-1990)
Jazz singer, the “Divine One"
Photo Courtesy of Bettman Archives
![Lionel Hampton](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_66dd2006655c4c9b8b4423419cfd8dea~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_88,h_88/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/LionelHampton.jpeg)
Lionel Hampton
(1908- )
Band leader, first jazz “vibes” player Photo Courtesy of Bethune Museum & Archives
![Mary Lou Williams](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_433ea4f977074cc1b19eb39080c26589~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_90,h_90/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/MaryLouWilliams.jpeg)
Mary Lou Williams
(1910-1981)
Jazz pianist and composer, “First Lady of Jazz” Photo Courtesy of National Archives
![Dizzy Gillespie](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_5d07b410b4dc416fa1e54a2e70d97b2e~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_100,h_100/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/DizzieGillespie.jpeg)
Dizzy Gillespie
(1917-1993)
Trumpeter, pioneer of Afro-Cuban jazz and bebop Photo Courtesy of Library of Congress
![John Coltrane](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_d5fbedba79b64d0abd06576ec9c2823c~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_92,h_92/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/JohnColtrane.jpeg)
John Coltrane
(1926-1967)
Saxophonist, innovator of “free jazz” Photo Courtesy of Mosaic Images, photographer, Francis Wolff
![Miles Davis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_edb9e7f67f7a46698dbc8077ab179634~mv2.gif)
Miles Davis
(1926-1991)
Legendary trumpeter and band leader Photo Courtesy of Indiana University
![Wynton Marsalis](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_6b6802e595f849fc806e32b000a859c8~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_72,h_72/fill/w_101,h_101,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/WyntonMarsalis.jpeg)
Wynton Marsalis
(1961- )
Contemporary trumpeter in both jazz and classical music Photo Courtesy of NPR
![James Augustine Healy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_3859d396c4d242d4918ef4139b5c2ac9~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_9,w_85,h_85/fill/w_119,h_119,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/JamesAugustineHealey.jpeg)
James Augustine Healy
(1830-1900)
First black Catholic priest, 1854
Photo Courtesy of Georgetown University Archives
![Barbara Harris](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_3a89a99b9661428d85f19bafe6c4f060~mv2.gif)
Barbara Harris
(1930- )
First woman Bishop in the Anglican Church, 1988 Photo Courtesy of IOKTS Archives
![Paul Laurence Dunbar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_7b42a44173124f7dae0c6aa182158fd7~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_94,h_94/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/PaulLaurenceDunbar.jpeg)
Paul Laurence Dunbar
(1872-1906)
First nationally known black poet, 1890 Photo Courtesy of Library of Congress
![Countee Cullen](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_554a201f780b4974946388deee983ded~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_116,h_116/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/CounteeCullen.jpeg)
Countee Cullen
( 1903-1946)
Award winning poet/writer, 1927 Photo Courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts-Portrait Gallery
![Gwendolyn Brooks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_c47ec70b6fea47f487a2e762ef73cd2a~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_5,w_80,h_80/fill/w_112,h_112,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/GwendolynBrooks.jpeg)
Gwendolyn Brooks
(1917- )
First black poet to win a Pulitzer Prize, 1950 Photo Courtesy of
IOKTS Archives
![Margaret Walker](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ab3ee1_f4971aa763c746d989c76f86db8d6038~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_86,h_86/fill/w_120,h_120,al_c,lg_1,q_80,blur_3,enc_auto/MargaretWalker.jpeg)
Margaret Walker
(1915-1998)
First writer to publish a modern novel about slavery, 1966
Photo Courtesy of Southern
Illinois University
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