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1889–1998
John Morton-Finney (June 25, 1889 – January 28, 1998) was an American civil rights activist, lawyer, and educator who earned eleven academic degrees, including five law degrees. He spent most of his career as an educator and lawyer after serving from 1911…
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John Newton Templeton (c. 1807 – July 1851) was born into slavery in about 1807, and after being emancipated with his family, he received a classical education and became a teacher in a number of schools for African Americans.
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John Tochukwu Nwangwu is a Nigerian-American public health doctor with expertise in infectious diseases and epidemiology, a consultant at the World Health Organization and a professor at both Yale University and Southern Connecticut State University…
1895–1958
John Patrick Turner (November 1, 1895 – September 14, 1958) was an African American physician, surgeon, hospital administrator, and educator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was chief of the surgical department and staff president of Frederick Douglass…
1967–
John Allen Patterson (born February 11, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman who played from 1992 to 1995 for the San Francisco Giants. Prior to professional baseball, he attended Grand Canyon University and Central Arizona…
1926–
John Arthur Peoples Jr. (born August 26, 1926) is an American former educator who was President of Jackson State University from 1967 to 1984.
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John Quamino (c. 1744 – August 1779) was a formerly enslaved man who trained as a missionary and may have been the first African to attend college in America.
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John Quincy Adams (1848–1922) was an American newspaper editor and publisher, educator, civil rights activist, and politician. He served from 1887 to 1922 as the newspaper editor and later the owner of The Appeal of St. Paul, Minnesota.
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John R. Anderson, also known as J. Richard Anderson (1818–May 20, 1863), was an American minister from St. Louis, Missouri, who advocated against slavery and for education for African Americans. As a boy, he was an indentured servant, who attained his…
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John Richard Francis (March 3, 1856 – May 23, 1913) was an American physician and educator from Washington, D.C. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Francis established a private sanatorium, taught and practiced obstetrics at Howard University and…
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John R. Scott Jr. was a pastor in the A. M. E. Church, served as president of Edward Waters College, held local political offices in Jacksonville, Florida, and served as a state representatives. His father John R. Scott Sr. was also a leader in the A.M.E.…
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Reverend John Robert Scott Sr. (1840-41 – February 18, 1929) was a religious and political leader in Florida as well as a college president. He was born into slavery in Virginia.
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John Walter Rhoden (March 13, 1916 – January 4, 2001) was an American sculptor from Birmingham, Alabama. Rhoden graduated from Birmingham's Industrial High School, and then enrolled at Talladega College on an art scholarship. At the suggestion of Hale…
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John Charles Robinson (November 26, 1903 – March 27, 1954) was an American aviator and activist who was hailed as the "Brown Condor" for his service in the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force against Fascist Italy. Robinson pushed for equal opportunities for…
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John Stewart Rock (October 13, 1825 – December 3, 1866) was an African American teacher, doctor, dentist, lawyer and abolitionist, historically associated with the concept that "black is beautiful", which was thought to have originated from a speech he…
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John Russell Hawkins (May 31, 1862 – August 22, 1939) was a professor, administrator, and college president. He married Lillian M. Kennedy of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They had a son and a daughter.
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John Sheppard Trower (1849–1911) was an American businessman, restaurateur, and founder of a school. He co-founded Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School, in operation from 1905 until 1993. Trower was among the wealthiest African Americans in…
1894–1979
John Gerald "Gable" Shackelford (July 17, 1905 – June 27, 1964), was an American professional baseball third baseman, second baseman, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. In addition to his baseball career, Shackelford…
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John Henry Shumate (April 6, 1952 – February 3, 2025) was an American professional and college basketball player and coach. Shumate played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Phoenix Suns, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets,…
1947–
John Sibley Butler is an American sociologist, management scholar, and international expert on minority business and entrepreneurship. He is professor emeritus of management in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin and holds…
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John Sinclair Leary (August 17, 1845 – December 9, 1904) was an American lawyer, politician, federal official, and law school dean. He was of mixed ethnicity. He is described as one of the first black lawyers in North Carolina and was a member of the state…
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John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director,…
1950–
John Solomon Sandridge (born May 10, 1950) is an American painter, sculptor, illustrator, author, educator, inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is notably recognized as the first and only black artist licensed during the early 1990s by The…
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John Henry Stanford (September 14, 1938 – November 28, 1998) was a United States Army major general who later became superintendent of public schools in Seattle.
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