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Orison Rudolph Aggrey (b. 1926) —
also known as O. Rudolph Aggrey —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., July 24,
1926.
Son of J. E. Kwegyir Aggrey (1878-1927) and Rose Rudolph (Douglass)
Aggrey.
Newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Lagos, 1951-53; U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1973-77; Gambia, 1973-77; Romania, 1977-81.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hannah Diggs Atkins (b. 1923) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., November
2, 1923.
Daughter of James Thackeray Diggs and Mabel Kennedy Diggs.
Reporter;
school
teacher; librarian;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1969-80; secretary of
state of Oklahoma, 1987-91.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Charles N. Atkins. |
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Frank W. Ballance, Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., February
15, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; librarian;
college
professor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1982-85; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1989-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2003-04;
resigned 2004; indicted
in federal court in September 2004 on federal money
laundering charges
for diverting
state funds through a charitable foundation; pleaded
guilty to one count, sentenced
to four years in prison,
fined
$10,000, ordered to pay restitution,
and disbarred.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James A. Beaty, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Whitmire, Newberry
County, S.C., June 28,
1949.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1981-94; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1994-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Cary Dow Blue (1895-1969) —
also known as Cary D. Blue —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson Springs, Moore
County, N.C., May 3,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1952;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960.
African ancestry.
Died May 31,
1969 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Walter Moses Burton (c.1829-1913) —
also known as Walter M. Burton —
of Fort
Bend County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in North Carolina, about 1829.
Fort
Bend County Sheriff, 1869-73; member of Texas
state senate, 1874-75, 1876-82.
African ancestry.
Died in 1913
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Morton
Cemetery, Richmond, Tex.
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Bill Campbell (b. 1953) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., May 25,
1953.
Democrat. Mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1996.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ralph Campbell, Jr. (b. 1946) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
7, 1946.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Henry Plummer Cheatham (1857-1935) —
also known as Henry P. Cheatham —
of North Carolina.
Born near Henderson, Granville County (now Vance
County), N.C., December
27, 1857.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1889-93;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904.
African ancestry.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
29, 1935 (age 77 years, 337
days).
Interment at Harrisburg
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Eva McPherson Clayton (b. 1934) —
also known as Eva M. Clayton —
of North Carolina.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
16, 1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1992-2003;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Howard Clement —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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James L. Curtis (1870-1917) —
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 8,
1870.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1915-17; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1916-17.
African ancestry.
Died October
24, 1917 (age 47 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Helen M. Lawrence. |
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Bird B. Davis (born c.1827) —
of Wharton
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in North Carolina, about 1827.
Delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles M. Diggs (1899-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., September
13, 1899.
Democrat. Minister; grocer;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1948, 1950; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958
(Wayne County 9th District).
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hawkins. |
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Stewart Ellison —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1880.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe L. Farmer (born c.1938) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., about 1938.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 2003.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Thomas Oscar Fuller, Sr. (1867-1942) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Franklinton, Franklin
County, N.C., October
25, 1867.
Member of North
Carolina state senate.
African ancestry.
T.O. Fuller State Park in Memphis is named for
him.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 21,
1942 (age 74 years, 239
days).
Interment at New
Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Harvey B. Gantt (b. 1943) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1943.
Democrat. First
black student at Clemson University in South Carolina; graduated with
honors in 1965; architect;
mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1983-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1990, 1996; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
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Woodrow Wilson Goode (b. 1938) —
also known as W. Wilson Goode —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., August
19, 1938.
Democrat. Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1984-92.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James H. Harris (d. 1898) —
of North Carolina.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1874 for action at New Market Heights, Virginia,
September 29, 1864; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1868,
1880,
1884,
1888.
African ancestry.
Died January
28, 1898.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
First
black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart
attack while making a speech,
in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Moses Aaron Hopkins (1846-1886) —
also known as Moses A. Hopkins —
of North Carolina.
Born December
25, 1846.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1885-86, died in office 1886.
African ancestry.
Died in Liberia,
August
3, 1886 (age 39 years, 221
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Adams Hyman (1840-1891) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., July 23,
1840.
Republican. Delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1869-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1875-77.
African ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
14, 1891 (age 51 years, 53
days).
Original interment at Columbian
Harmony Cemetery (which no longer exists), Washington, D.C.;
reinterment in 1959 at National
Harmony Memorial Park, Landover, Md.
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Leroy B. Kellam (c.1919-1995) —
of New York.
Born in Pinnacle, Stokes
County, N.C., about 1919.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1982-88.
African ancestry.
Died, of complications of leukemia,
in North Carolina Baptist Hospital,
Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., March 7,
1995 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald A. Lamb (b. 1924) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
25, 1924.
Democrat. Connecticut
state treasurer, 1963-70; resigned 1970.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; NAACP.
Still living as of 1975.
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Clarence Everett Lightner (1921-2002) —
also known as Clarence E. Lightner —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., August
15, 1921.
Son of Calvin E. Lightner and Mammie (Blackmon) Lightner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; mayor of
Raleigh, N.C., 1973-75; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1977-78; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
The Raleigh Law Enforcement Center was named for
him in 2003.
Died July 8,
2002 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Henry M. Michaux, Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., September
4, 1930.
Son of Henry McKinley Michaux, Sr. and Isadore (Coates) Michaux.
Lawyer;
insurance
and real
estate business; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1973-77, 1985-; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1977-81.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2005.
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John Howard Morrow (1910-2000) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., 1910.
U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, 1959-61.
African ancestry.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, in Fountain Valley, Orange
County, Calif., January
11, 2000 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
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James Edward O'Hara (1844-1905) —
of North Carolina.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1844.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-69; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1883-87;
defeated, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1884.
African ancestry.
Died of a stroke, September
15, 1905 (age 61 years, 201
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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George W. Price, Jr. —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1880.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Rawles —
also known as Ned Rawles —
of North Carolina.
Born in Garysburg, Northampton
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884, 1897.
African ancestry.
One of the first
black members of the North Carolina legislature.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., September
27, 1827.
Republican. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71; secretary of
state of Mississippi, 1873.
African and Lumbee
Indian ancestry.
First
black member of the U.S. Senate.
Died, from a stroke,
while attending a church conference,
in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., January
16, 1901 (age 73 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Ezekiel Ezra Smith (1852-1933) —
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., May 23,
1852.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1888-90.
African ancestry.
Died December
6, 1933 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Owen Lun West Smith (1851-1926) —
also known as Owen L. W. Smith —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in slavery
at Giddinsville, Sampson
County, N.C., 1851.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1898-1902.
African ancestry.
Died January
5, 1926 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.
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John Henry Smyth (1844-1908) —
also known as John H. Smyth —
Born in 1844.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1878-81, 1882-85.
African ancestry.
Died in 1908
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825-1894) —
also known as Ben Turner —
of Alabama.
Born in slavery
near Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C., March 17,
1825.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1871-73; defeated,
1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1880.
African ancestry.
Died in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., March 21,
1894 (age 69 years, 4
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Selma, Ala.
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Robert L. Vann (1879-1940) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Oakmont, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., August
27, 1879.
Son of Lucy Peoples.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
African ancestry.
The Robert L. Vann Elementary School in Pittsburgh is named for
him.
Died, at Shadyside Hospital,
Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
24, 1940 (age 61 years, 58
days).
Entombed at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Jessie Matthews. |
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Melvin L. Watt (b. 1945) —
also known as Mel Watt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
26, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1985-87; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Henry White (1852-1918) —
also known as George H. White —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, 1852.
Republican. Member of North Carolina state legislature; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1897-1901.
African ancestry.
Died in 1918
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Eden
Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John T. Williams —
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1898-1906.
African ancestry.
Interment at Pinewood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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J. B. Williamson —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1888.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Williamson —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1884.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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