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1810–
James Bradley (c. 1810 – after 1837) was an African slave in the United States who purchased his freedom and became an anti-slavery activist in Ohio. Bradley was two or three years old when he was enslaved and transported to the United States, where he was…
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James Brown Humphrey, also known as "Professor Jim" Humphrey (1859–1937) was an American classical musician, dance band leader, and music instructor in New Orleans, Louisiana, and central figure in the formation of jazz as a contemporary musical art form.…
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James Talmadge Brown (born February 25, 1951) is an American sportscaster, currently the studio host of The James Brown Show and The NFL Today on CBS Sports. He is also a special correspondent for CBS News. Brown started his broadcasting career in 1984,…
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James Drew Bush III (born February 13, 1955) is a Miami, Florida teacher and Democratic politician who served as the representative for Florida's 109th House of Representatives district. He previously represented the same district from 1992 to 2000 and…
1938–
James Clinton Davenport (born 1938) is an American physicist and physics professor. He specializes in condensed matter physics and is known for his contributions to physics education. He is one of the founders of the National Society of Black Physicists…
1911–2004
James Charles Thibodeaux (July 21, 1911 – August 19, 2004), was an American photographer, painter, stage actor, and educator. He was the United States Army's first Black art instructor.
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James Campbell Matthews (November 6, 1844—November 1, 1930) was an Albany, New York attorney and judge. He was notable as the first African American law school graduate in New York. He was elected a municipal judge in the late 1890s, which was the highest…
1940–1999
James "Big Daddy" Carson Jr. (February 25, 1940 – October 7, 1999) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach of Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 1992 to 1998, compiling a record of 54–25–1. Carson's…
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Sir James Spencer Cleverly (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who served as Home Secretary from November 2023 to July 2024 and as Foreign Secretary from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the…
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James Cooper, a.k.a. "Stick Daddy," was one of several African American artisans associated with the cane carving tradition in coastal Georgia during the early twentieth century. Ethnographers and art historians have seen this tradition as evidence of the…
1945–2023
James Credle (February 7, 1945 – April 15, 2023) was an American academic administrator, counselor, and Veterans and LGBTQ rights activist. He was assistant dean of student affairs at Rutgers University–Newark and was a founding member of several Veterans…
1846–1928
James Dallas Burrus (14 October 1846 – 5 December 1928) was an American educator, druggist and philanthropist from Tennessee. He and a brother were among the first three graduates of Fisk University, the first African Americans to graduate from a liberal…
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James Dean (February 14, 1858 – 1914) was the first black judge elected in Florida after Reconstruction. Dean was born in Ocala, Florida. He graduated from Cookman Institute and Howard University and actively participated in the politics and in his…
1928–1993
James Dent Walker (9 June 1928 - 6 October 1993) of Washington, DC was a genealogist, researcher, lecturer, teacher, and archivist known for his research in African American genealogy. He has written and lectured extensively on black genealogy and…
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James Anderson DePreist (November 21, 1936 – February 8, 2013) was an American conductor. DePreist was one of the first African-American conductors on the world stage. He was the director emeritus of conducting and orchestral studies at The Juilliard…
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James Dickson Carr (September 28, 1868 – July 24, 1920) was an American lawyer and the first African American assistant district attorney in New York state history, serving New York County from 1899 to 1901. Carr was also the first African American to…
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James Dupree (born 1950) is an American artist, educator, and activist. He has received both fellowships and artist's residencies in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and Wales, as well as various awards, including the Living Legend Award of the Black…
1923–2011
James Edward Bowman Jr. (February 5, 1923 – September 28, 2011) was an American physician and specialist in pathology, hematology, and genetics. He was a professor of pathology and genetics at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago.…
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James Edward Cheek (December 4, 1932 – January 8, 2010) was president of Howard University from 1968 to 1989. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
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James Earl King Hildreth (born December 27, 1956) is an American immunologist and academic administrator. Hildreth is the 12th president and chief executive officer of Meharry Medical College. He is known for his work on HIV/AIDS and was the first African…
1923–1997
James Edward Lewis (August 4, 1923 – August 9, 1997) was an African-American artist, art collector, professor, and curator in the city of Baltimore. He is best known for his role as the leading force for the creation of the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, an…
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James Earl McLeod (July 29, 1944 – September 6, 2011), also known as Jim McLeod, was a scholar of Germanic studies and administrator at Washington University in St. Louis. He served as assistant dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, chair of the…
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James Edward Shepard (November 3, 1875 – October 6, 1947) was an African American pharmacist, civil servant and educator, the founder of what became the North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. He first established it as a private…
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James Edwin Campbell (September 28, 1867 – January 26, 1896) was an American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist. Campbell was the first principal of the West Virginia Colored Institute (present-day West Virginia State…
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