Clement Morgan (1859 – 1929)
Lawyer, Local Politician, and Founder of the NAACP Continue reading
George Lewis Ruffin (1834 – 1886)
Lawyer and Judge Originally from Virginia, George Ruffin was the eldest son of free Black parents. His family moved to Boston in response to a law that prohibited free Blacks in Virginia from learning to read or write. Ruffin attended … Continue reading
Joshua Bowen Smith (1813 – 1879)
Caterer and Underground Railroad Conductor Continue reading
Benjamin Franklin Roberts (1814 – 1887)
Publisher, Editor, and Abolitionist Continue reading