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Loading image…1911–1986
Henry M. Winston (April 2, 1911 – December 13, 1986) was an African-American political leader and Marxist civil rights activist. Winston, committed to equal rights and communism, was an advocate of civil rights for African Americans decades before the idea…
1920–2003
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. (May 26, 1920 – May 2, 2003) (POW) was an American physician and World War II Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot with the 99th Pursuit Squadron, 332nd Division.
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Herbert Clark Hoover Conaway Jr. (born January 30, 1963) is an American politician, physician, and former Air Force officer currently serving as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic…
1875–1952
Herbert Clay Scurlock (March 11, 1875 – September 26, 1952) was an American biochemist and a pioneer in the application of radiation therapy for treating cancer and the use of X-rays for dental diagnosis.
1927–2002
Herbert Whittier Jones (31 January 1927 - 2 October 2002) was an American physicist and longtime professor at Florida A&M University. He was known for his research in developing methods for the evaluation of overlap and Coulomb integrals over Slater-type…
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Herbert Graves Winful (born 3 December 1952) is a Ghanaian-American engineering professor, whose honours include in 2020 the Quantum Electronics Award. He is the Joseph E. and Anne P. Rowe Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of…
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThree copies of the pamphlets "Heritage Series #4: Women in Medicine" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
1926–1973
Herman Aladdin Barnett III (January 22, 1926 – May 27, 1973) was an American fighter pilot, surgeon and anesthesiologist. He became the first black graduate from the University of Texas Medical School in 1953.
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Herman Russell Branson (August 14, 1914 – June 7, 1995) was an American physicist, chemist, best known for his research on the α protein structure, and was also the president of two colleges. He received a fellowship from the Rosenwald Foundation. He was…
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Herman Brenner White (born 28 September 1948) is an American physicist who works at Fermilab. He won the 2010 American Physical Society Edward A Bouchet Award and became a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2025.
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Herman Cain (December 13, 1945 – July 30, 2020) was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist in the Republican Party. Cain graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He then earned a master's degree in computer…
1901–1970
Herman George Canady (October 9, 1901 – December 1, 1970) was an American social psychologist. Canady, who was black, followed Horace M. Bond (1927) in examining the role of the race of the examiner as a bias factor in IQ testing.
1968–
Herriot Tabuteau is a Haitian American physician, businessman and entrepreneur. He founded Axsome Therapeutics Nasdaq: AXSM in 2012.
1961–
Hester Jackson-McCray (born May 19, 1961) is an American politician in the state of Mississippi. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the representative for District 40 of the Mississippi House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Ashley Henley.…
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Hildrus Augustus "Gus" Poindexter (May 10, 1901 – April 20, 1987) was an American bacteriologist who studied the epidemiology of tropical diseases.
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Hilyard Robert Robinson (December 3, 1899 – July 2, 1986) was an American architect, teacher, and engineer. He was a prominent early Black architect in the United States, and influenced a generation of students. Born and raised in Washington, D.C.,…
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Holly René Barnard is an American geographer and associate professor of geography at the University of Colorado Boulder. She studies how vegetation impacts the dynamics and pathways of streams. In 2020 Barnard was awarded a $7 million National Science…
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Homer E. Harris Jr. (March 4, 1916 – March 17, 2007) was an American college football player and coach. He attended the University of Iowa, where he played as an end and tackle and became the first African-American captain of a Big Ten Conference team.…
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Homer Alfred Neal (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018) was an American particle physicist and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan. Neal was president of the American Physical Society in 2016. He was also a board member of Ford Motor Company,…
1941
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn honorary doctorate degree from Wilberforce University awarded to James Albert Parsons on June 12, 1941. Printed in black ink on off-white paper, the certificate confers the "honorary degree of Doctor of Science". It has the seal of Wilberforce…
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Horace King (sometimes Horace Godwin) (September 8, 1807 – May 28, 1885) was a Black-American architect, engineer, and bridge builder. He is considered the most respected bridge builder of the 19th century Deep South, constructing dozens of bridges in…
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Horace Mann Bond (November 8, 1904 – December 21, 1972) was an American historian, college administrator, social science researcher and the father of civil-rights leader Julian Bond. He earned graduate and doctoral degrees from University of Chicago at a…
1903–1970
Horace Roscoe Cayton Jr. (April 12, 1903 – January 21, 1970) was a prominent American sociologist, newspaper columnist, and writer who specialized in studies of working-class black Americans, particularly in mid-20th-century Chicago. Cayton is best…
1884–1970
Horace Signor Brannon (January 19, 1884 – October 20, 1970) was an American physician based in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the 92nd Division during World War I, under the 365th Ambulance Company.
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