African-American Heroes Project 

 

  

The Purpose: 

"To raise awareness to the many lesser-known and unsung heroes and heroines who made significant contributions to the development of modern society"

The Presentations: 

     Althea Gibson                                                                Aretha Franklin                                                            Andrew Beared

      Arthur Ashe                                                             Booker T Washington                                                       Colin Powell

    Crispus Attucks                                                             Florence Grithith                                           George Washington Carver

       Hank Aaron                                                                Harriet Tubman                                                       Jackie Robinson

     James Baldwin                                                               Jesse Jackson                                                       Katherine Dunham

   Madame Walker                                                            Mahalia Jackson                                                 Martin Luther King

Mary McLeod Bethune                                                     Muhammad Ali                                                          Nat King Cole

     Otis Boykin                                                                  Ray Charles                                                                Rosa Parks

  Shirley Chisolm                                                                 Sidney Poitie                                                      Sugar Ray Robinson

Thurgood Marshall                                                             Willie Mays