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  • Hayden, Robert C. (1991). African-Americans in Boston: More than 350 Years (2nd ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston. p. 56. ISBN 0-89073-083-0.

Community Development[edit]

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First Black landowner Bostian Ken Bostian Ken (Q108320623)
Prince Hall Prince Hall Prince Hall (Q978424)
Parting Ways settlement Cato Howe, Plato Turner, Quamany Quash, Prince Goodwin Cato Howe (Q108321127), Plato Turner (Q108321128), Quamany Quash (Q108321130), Prince Goodwin (Q108321131)
Beacon Hill barbershops Peter Howard (abolitionist) and John J. Smith Peter Howard (Q108320416)
Temperance Society Jane Putnam and Susan Paul WiR: Jane Putnam Jane Putnam (Q108320604), Susan Paul (Q11722350)
Home for Aged Colored Women Leonard Grimes, James Clark, and Rebecca Clark Leonard Grimes (Q16065464)
Woman's Era Club Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (Q6288450)
Harriet Tubman House Julia O. Henson, Cornelia Robinson, Annie W. Young, Fannie R. Contine, Jestina A. Johnson, Sylvia Fern, and Hibernia Waddell WiR: Julia O. Henson Julia Henson (Q108321218)
Early African-American police officers Charles Montier and Joshua McClain
Melnea Cass Melnea Cass Melnea Cass (Q15488405)
Legendary NAACP leader E. Alice Taylor E. Alice Taylor (Q50059224)
Edward L. Cooper, Sr. Edward L. Cooper, Sr. Edward L. Cooper, Sr. (Q108321496)
St. Mark Social Center Samuel L. Laviscount Samuel L. Laviscount (Q108321498)
Early childhood educator Lucy Miller Mitchell
Commissioner of Community Affairs Julian Steele
Museum of Afro-American History Howard Thurman, Sue Bailey Thurman
Advocate for community development Chuck Turner
MacArthur Fellows Elma Lewis, Robert Moses, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Muriel S. Snowden, George Russell (composer)
Linkage to neighborhood growth Bruce Bolling
Drop-A-Dime Georgette Watson Georgette Watson (Q108203888) Yes
Housing Authority director Doris Bunte
Major foundation director Anna Faith Jones Anna Faith Jones (Q108321500)
Organization for a New Equality Charles Richard Stith

Civil rights[edit]

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David Walker's Appeal David Walker (abolitionist)
Early political writer Maria W. Stewart
Female anti-slavery leader Susan Paul
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass
Charles Lenox Remond Charles Lenox Remond
Women's anti-slavery organizer Sarah Parker Remond
Boston's Underground Railroad Lewis Hayden
School desegregation in 1855 William Cooper Nell
William Monroe Trotter's Equal Rights League William Monroe Trotter
William E. B. DuBois W. E. B. Du Bois
NAACP President for 20 years Butler R. Wilson
Black nurses admitted to city hospital W. O. Taylor and William Worthy (doctor) W. O. Taylor (Q108321665), William Worthy (Q108321666)
First female president of NAACP branch Florence LeSueur
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leads rally Martin Luther King Jr.

Education[edit]

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Cyrus Foster, "griot" of Boston Cyrus Foster Cyrus Foster (Q108322283)
Benjamin and Sarah Roberts lawsuit Benjamin F. Roberts
First Black Harvard College graduate Richard Theodore Greener
Pioneer historian and minister George Washington Williams
First elected to Boston School Committee James T. Still, Samuel E. Courtney James Still (Q108322284), Samuel Courtney (Q108322285)
Early Boston Latin Graduates Parker Bailey and Clement G. Morgan
Georges W. Forbes, librarian George W. Forbes
First Black school principal Maria Louise Baldwin
Pioneering teacher of reading Wilhelmina Marguerita Crosson
Black Heritage Trail J. Marcus Mitchell J. Marcus Mitchell (Q108322286)
Dr. Benjamin Quarles, historian Benjamin Arthur Quarles
Racial imbalance in schools Owen B. Kiernan Owen Kiernan (Q108322313)
Rev. Vernon Carter's vigil Vernon Carter (reverend) Vernon Carter (Q108322288)
Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts Rollins Griffith, John D. O'Bryant Rollins Griffith (Q108322289)
Operation Exodus Ellen Swepson Jackson
First Black on Board of Education Richard Banks (judge) Richard Banks (Q108322290)
First school principal Gladys Wood Yes
Liberty Commissioners Adelaide M. Cromwell, Robert C. Hayden Robert C. Hayden (Q108322292)
Veteran school committeeman John D. O'Bryant
First African-American dean at B.U. Hubie Jones Hubie Jones (Q108322293)
First African-American Superintendent Laval S. Wilson Laval Wilson (Q108322321)
Chancellor of Higher Education Franklyn Jenifer
Eyes on the Prize Henry Hampton

Creative arts[edit]

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First poet Lucy Terry
Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley
18th-century artist Scipio Moorhead
First published novelist William Wells Brown
Renowned artist Edward Mitchell Bannister
19th-century guitarist James Demarest James Demarest (Q108322940)
Musical composer Henry F. Williams
19th-century sculptor Edmonia Lewis
First graduate, New England Conservatory of Music Rachel M. Washington Rachel Washington (Q108322941)
James Monroe Trotter James Monroe Trotter
Protest writer Pauline Hopkins
Opera producer Theodore Drury Theodore Drury (Q108322953)
Literary giant William Stanley Braithwaite
Internationally recognized sculptor Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
20th-century novelist Dorothy West
Roland Hayes, vocal artist Roland Hayes
Theater pioneer Ralf Coleman Ralf Coleman (Q108322954)
Nationally known dancer Stanley E. Brown Stanley Brown (Q108322944)
Allan Rohan Crite Allan Crite
Legendary jazz pianist Sabby Lewis
Trailblazing dancer Mildred Davenport
Pioneering playwright James Henderson (playwright) James Henderson (Q108322956)
Actor, playwright, producer and drama teacher Vernon F. Blackman Vernon Blackman (Q108322946)
Tap king Jimmy Slyde
Elma Lewis School Elma Lewis
First with Boston Symphony Ortiz Walton Ortiz Walton (Q108322947)
Internationally known drummer Roy Haynes
Art historian Edmund Gaither Edmund Barry Gaither (Q108322949)
Principal harpist in BSO Ann Hobson Pilot
T.J. Anderson, composer T. J. Anderson
Superstar singer Donna Summer
Master Artists in Residency Dana Chandler

Business/Industry[edit]

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Early leader in shipping and civil rights Paul Cuffe
First Black printing business Benjamin F. Roberts
Coburn's Gaming House John P. Coburn
Prosperous dressmaker Eliza Ann Gardner
Civil War caterer and senator Joshua B. Smith
Wig manufacturer Gilbert C. Harris Gilbert C. Harris (Q108438098)
Eureka Co-Operative Bank David E. Crawford David Crawford (Q108438099)
South End Electric Company Leon Lomax Leon Lomax (Q108438100)
Poro School and Beauty Shoppe E. Alice Taylor
Leading businesswoman Estella Crosby Estella Crosby (Q108438101)
Secretary of Transportation Richard Taylor (entrepreneur) Richard Taylor (Q108438103)

Government/Politics[edit]

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Voting rights for Blacks Paul Cuffe
First federal position William Cooper Nell
First on Boston Common Council John J. Smith
Underground Railroad leader Lewis Hayden
Early Cambridge City Councillors J. Milton Clark, William Stevenson, W. C. Lane, Louis Baldwin Louis Baldwin (Q108438566), W. C. Lane (Q108438565), William Stevenson (Q108438564), J. Milton Clark (Q108438563)
Early Boston City Councillors George Lewis Ruffin, James W. Pope, William O. Armstrong, Andrew Leattimore, Charles E. Harris, Nelson Gaskins, Walden Banks, Stanley Ruffin, J. Henderson Allston, Charles H. Hall Charles H. Hall (Q108438578), J. Henderson Allston (Q108438577), Stanley Ruffin (Q108438576), Walden Banks (Q108438574), Nelson Gaskins (Q108438573), Charles Edward Harris (Q108438572), Andrew Berkley Lattimore (Q108438571), William Oscar Armstrong (Q108438570), James Pope (Q108438569)
Early State Representatives Edwin G. Walker, Charles L. Mitchell (Massachusetts representative), John J. Smith, George Lewis Ruffin, Joshua Bowen Smith, George W. Lowther, Julius Caesar Chappelle, William O. Armstrong, Andrew Leattimore, Charles E. Harris, Robert T. Teamoh, William L. Reed (politician) Edward G. Walker (Q108438651), Charles Lewis Mitchell (Q108438652),

Charles Edward Harris (Q108438572), Andrew Berkley Lattimore (Q108438571), William Oscar Armstrong (Q108438570),

19th-century statesman Julius Caesar Chappelle
Top position for "colored man" E. E. Brown (attorney) E. E. Brown (Q108528638)
Secretary of Governor's Council William L. Reed (politician)
Legendary community politicans Silas F. Taylor, Balcom S. Taylor Silas Taylor (Q108528639)
20th-century statesman Herbert L. Jackson Herbert Jackson (Q108528640)
20th-century first Lawrence Banks (politician) Laurence H. Banks (Q108528641)
Pioneering public servant Clarence Elam Clarence Elam (Q108528642)
First U.S. Senator since Reconstruction Edward Brooke
Thomas Atkins Thomas I. Atkins
Leader in government and education Paul Parks
Dual political roles Saundra Graham, Shirley Owens-Hicks Shirley Owens Hicks (Q108528933)
First Black woman in legislature Doris Bunte
First Black state senator Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician)
Leading city official Clarence "Jeep" Jones
Government administrator Ted Landsmark
Bolling family: political phenomenon Royal L. Bolling, Royal L. Bolling Jr., Bruce Bolling
Mel King Mel King
City treasurer first George A. Russell Jr. George Russell, Jr. (Q108528934)
Yancey makes state ballot Charles Yancey
Media and political strategist Joyce Ferriabough Bolling Joyce Ferriabough Bolling (Q108528937)
Chairman of National Democratic Party Ron Brown

Law[edit]

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Slave sued master Caesar Hendrick Caesar Hendrick (Q108529343)
First licensed attorney Macon Bolling Allen
First attorney to pass Massachusetts exam Robert Morris (lawyer)
First Black lawyer before Supreme Court John Rock (abolitionist)
Early civil rights leader Archibald Grimké
First Black judge George Lewis Ruffin
Outstanding criminal lawyer William H. Lewis
Noted immigration lawyer John W. Schenck John Schenck (Q108529486)
"Dean" of Black lawyers Henry E. Quarles, Sr. Henry Quarles, Sr. (Q108529487)
First on Parole Board Matthew W. Bullock
Assistant Attorney General Glendora Putnam
Distinguished Black judge Harry Elam Harry Elam (Q108529488)
First female federal magistrate Joyce London Alexander
First federal judge David Sutherland Nelson
Two firsts for Margaret Burnham Margaret Burnham
Wayne A. Budd, U.S. attorney Wayne Budd
First Black female law firm Margaret Burnham, Geraldine Hines, Judith Nelson Dilday
Harvard Law Review president Barack Obama
Women's Bar Association president Judith Nelson Dilday

Journalism[edit]

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Liberator William Lloyd Garrison
Black newspaper publisher Benjamin F. Roberts
Pioneering Black historian William Cooper Nell
First female journalist Lillian A. Lewis
Founder of equal rights newspaper J. Gordon Street J. Gordon Street (Q109463910)
Early Black reporter Bob Teamoh Robert T. Teamoh (Q109463911)
Boston Guardian William Monroe Trotter, Maude Trotter Steward, Charles Steward Maude Trotter Steward (Q109463912), Charles Steward (Q109463913)
Writer on race politics George W. Forbes
Largest negro weekly newspaper Boston Chronicle, Alfred Haughton Boston Chronicle (Q109463185), Alfred Haughton (Q109463914)
Eminent foreign correspondent William Worthy
WILD Radio WILD Radio, Kendell Nash WILD Radio (Q109463336), Kendell Nash (Q109463915)
First on radio Gretchen Jackson Gretchen Jackson (Q109463916)
Newspaper/radio/TV pioneer George Forsyth (journalist) George Forsyth (Q109463918)
Newspaper professional Dexter D. Eure, Sr. Dexter D. Eure, Sr. (Q109463919)
Bay State Banner Melvin Miller Melvin Miller (Q109463920)
20 years or more journalism Robert Jordan (journalist), Sarah-Ann Shaw, Walter Sanders (journalist), Lovell Dyett, Gary Armstrong (journalist), Luix Overbea, Jim Boyd (newscaster), Tanya Hart Robert Jordan (Q109463921), Walter Sanders (Q109463922), Lovell Dyett (Q109463923), Gary Armstrong (Q109463924)
First talk show host Janet Langhart
Prime time first Liz Walker (journalist)
TV executive first Donna Latson Gittens Donna Latson Gittens (Q109660977)

Military service[edit]

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Served General Washington Barzillai Lew
Crispus Attucks Crispus Attucks
Black minutemen Peter Salem
Refused to fight against the U.S. Richard Seavers Richard Seavers (Q109661356)
Congressional Medal of Honor winner William Harvey Carney
Black nurse in Civil War Susie King Taylor
Heroic soldier William E. Carter William E. Carter (Q109661357)
Head of Massachusetts Commandery James H. Wolff James H. Wolff (Q109661358)
Commander at Pearl Harbor Edward O. Gourdin Edward O. Gourdin (Q109661359)
Purple Heart recipient Royal Bolling Sr.
Valiant Navy admiral Gerald E. Thomas
Air hero in Vietnam David L. Ramsay David L. Ramsay (Q109661360)
Rear admiral in U.S. Navy Wendell Norman Johnson Wendell Norman Johnson (Q109661361)

Religion[edit]

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First Black church Thomas Paul
Builder of the Twelfth Baptist Church Leonard Grimes
Leading theologian Howard Thurman
First Black Episcopal bishop John Burgess (bishop)
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan
First female bishop Barbara Harris (bishop)
Rev. Michael E. Haynes Michael E. Haynes

Science/technology/medicine[edit]

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Slave introduces smallpox vaccination Onesimus (Bostonian)
Inventor of whaling harpoon Lewis Temple
Master shipbuilder John Mashow John Mashow (Q109662632)
Barred from Harvard Medical School Daniel Laing Jr., Isaac H. Snowden, Martin Delany
Medical first J. V. De Grasse J. V. De Grasse (Q109662633)
Dimock Community Health Center Mary Eliza Mahoney, Jackie Jenkins-Scott
M.D. degree for Black woman Rebecca Lee Dorsey
First Black rained nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney
First Black pharmacist Robert H. Carter Robert H. Carter (Q109662634)
Inventor of light bulb filament Lewis Howard Latimer
Revolutionized shoemaking Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Woman inventor Nellie Brown Mitchell
Patrick School of Pharmacy Thomas W. Patrick Thomas W. Patrick (Q109662635)
First Black psychiatrist Solomon Carter Fuller
Leading dentist W. Alexander Cox W. Alexander Cox (Q109662637)
Plymouth Hospital Cornelius Garland Cornelius Garland (Q109662638)
Pioneer activist doctor Louis T. Wright
Medical breakthrough William Augustus Hinton
First Black female dentist Jessie G. Garnett
Distinguished female dentist Mary Crutchfield Wright Mary Crutchfield Wright (Q109662639)
Renowed chemist Henry Aaron Hill
Medical director Charles D. Bonner Charles D. Bonner (Q109662640)
Engineer/bridge designer Harold Frye Harold B. Frye (Q109662641)
Harvard Medical graduate Mildred Fay Jefferson
Distinguished psychiatrist Alvin Francis Poussaint
First Black professor of dentistry Joseph L. Henry Joseph L. Henry (Q109662642)
Orthopaedic surgeon-in-chief Augustus A. White
Three firsts for Black physician Kenneth C. Edelin
Distinguished chemical engineer James Porter (chemical engineer) James Porter (Q109662643)
Commissioners of Public Health Bailus Walker, Deborah Prothrow-Stith Bailus Walker (Q109662644)
Inventor of electronic devices Louis W. Roberts Louis W. Roberts (Q109662645) Yes
U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Louis Wade Sullivan

Sports[edit]

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"Little Chocolate" Dixon George Dixon (boxer)
Greatest cyclist Major Taylor
Inventor of golf tee George Franklin Grant
All-American football star William H. Lewis
"Finest boxer to wear gloves" Sam Langford
Inventor of diving suit Charles H. Jackson Charles H. Jackson (Q109664482)
World's record holder Edward Gourdin
Legendary baseball great Bill Jackman
Distinguished athletes Matthew W. Bullock, John A. Shelburne
Female Olympic star Louise Stokes
Leading tennis player Titus Sparrow Titus Sparrow (Q109664483)
Tennis champion Isabel Bland Isabel Bland (Q109664484)
First Black Celtics star Chuck Cooper (basketball)
Distinguished player/coach of Boston Celtics K. C. Jones
First Black Red Sox player Pumpsie Green
Champion high jumper John Thomas (athlete)
Legendary Celtic Bill Russell
Marvelous Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler
First owners of pro team Peter Bynoe, Bertram Lee
Red Sox lawer and manager Elaine Weddington Steward
  1. ^ Hayden, Robert C. (1991). African-Americans in Boston: More than 350 Years (2nd ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston. ISBN 0-89073-083-0.