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BLACK ALABAMA'S HEROES
This page is intended to highlight the life and times and the contributions made by some of the people that have been instrumental in the struggle for equality and a better way of life for Black Alabamians.
This list is by no means complete and we would be delighted to hear your suggestions for any additions to this section. If there is someone that you would like us to add to these pages, please email us. Please click on the name of the person that you would like to read about: Ralph Abernathy - Preacher and Civil Rights Activist. Andrew Jackson Beard - Inventor. George Washington Carver - Botanist and Horticulturalist. William Hooper Councill - Educator. James Reese Europe - Bandleader. The Freedom Riders - Civil Rights Activists. William Christopher "W.C." Handy - Musician and Composer. Percy Julian - Chemist and Inventor. Zora Neale Hurston - Author. Vernon Johns - Preacher and Civil Rights Activist. Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr - Judge. Coretta Scott King - Civil Rights Activist. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Preacher and Civil Rights Activist. Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Activist. Wilson Pickett - Soul Singer. Fred Shuttlesworth - Preacher and Civil Rights Activist. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Blues Singer. The Tuskegee Airmen - Aviation Pioneers. Booker T. Washington - Educator. SIGN UP TO OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER If you would like us to keep you updated with changes and improvements to thatsalabama.com, please enter your email address here: |
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