Cicely Tyson:
Cicely Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress and fashion model. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women.
Born: December 19, 1924, Harlem, NY
Died: January 28, 2021 (aged 96), Harlem, NY
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Born: Dorchester County, MD
Died: March 10, 1913, Auburn, NY
Althea N. Gibson:
Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title.
Born: August 25, 1927, Clarendon County, SC
Died: September 28, 2003 (aged 96), East Orange, NJ
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's first African-American justice. Prior to his judicial service, he successfully argued several cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board of Education.
Born: July 2, 1908 Baltimore, MD.
Died: January 24, 1993 (aged 84)
Bethesda, MD
Henry Louis Aaron:
Hank Aaron is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. His 755 career home runs broke the long-standing MLB record set by Babe Ruth and stood as the most for 33 years; Aaron still holds many other MLB batting records. In 1982, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Born: February 5, 1934 Mobile, AL
Died: January 22, 2021 (aged 86) Atlanta, GA
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.
Born: Jan 15, 1929, Atlanta, GA
Died: Apr 04, 1968 (age 39), Memphis, TN