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African-American Inductees

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

African-American, Contemporary Figures, Sports

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Elizabeth Evelyn Wright

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright

19th Century, African-American, Education, Women

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Dr. Leo Twiggs

Dr. Leo Twiggs

20th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences, Contemporary Figures, Education

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Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker

20th Century, African-American, Contemporary Figures, Entertainment

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David Drake, “Dave the Potter”

David Drake, “Dave the Potter”

19th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences

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Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman

African-American, Contemporary Figures, Law, Women

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Septima Poinsette Clark

Septima Poinsette Clark

20th Century, African-American, Civil Rights, Education, Women

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Ernest A. Finney, Jr.

Ernest A. Finney, Jr.

20th Century, African-American, Civil Rights, Law

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Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls

19th Century, African-American, Civil Rights, Political Leaders

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Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

20th Century, African-American, Civil Rights

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Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

20th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences, Military

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Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D.

Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D.

20th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences

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Philip Simmons

Philip Simmons

20th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences

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Maude Callen

Maude Callen

20th Century, African-American, Medicine, Women

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John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie

20th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences, Entertainment

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Benjamin E. Mays, Ph.D.

Benjamin E. Mays, Ph.D.

20th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences, Education

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Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune

20th Century, African-American, Arts & Sciences, Education, Women

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