Many African Americans have contributed their quota to ... leaving a lasting legacy as a freedom fighter. Rosa Parks became a household name after she refused to give up her seat to a white ...

Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American nurses. She was born in Boston, on May 7, 1845, the oldest of three children.

He finished with a professional record ... his rise coincided with South African boxing's heyday in the 1980s and 1990s. He was one of several world-class Black fighters to emerge during the ...