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Many historically Black colleges and universities can boast about famous alumni who have made tremendous contributions to the arts, culture, science and social change.
Here are just a few:
Debbie Allen, actress, choreographer, Howard University
Julian Bond, civil rights leader, Morehouse College
Ralph Bunche, political scientist, Nobel Peace Prize-winner, Howard University
George Washington Carver, agriculturist, inventor, educator, Tuskegee University
Aaron Douglas, artist, Fisk University
W. E. B. Dubois, teacher, founder NAACP, Fisk University
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Nikki Giovanni, poet, Fisk University
Ralph Ellison, writer, Tuskegee University
John Hope Franklin, Duke history professor emeritus, Fisk University
Langston Hughes, writer, poet, Lincoln University
Zora Neale Hurston, writer, anthropologist, folklorist, Howard University
Vernon Jordan, former president, National Urban League, Howard University
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., religious leader, civil rights activist, Morehouse College
Spike Lee, filmmaker, Morehouse College
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Thurgood Marshall, former U.S. Supreme Court justice, Lincoln University
Toni Morrison author, recipient of Pulitzer Prize, Howard University
Edwin Moses, Olympic athlete, Morehouse College
Jessye Norman, opera star, Howard University
Phylicia Rashad, actress, Howard University
Andrew Young, former U.N. ambassador, mayor of Atlanta, Howard University
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Credits:
Ralph Bunche, Courtesy Library of Congress
George Washington Carver, Courtesy Tuskegee University
Aaron Douglas's painting, Building More Stately Mansions (1944),
Courtesy of Fisk University
W.E.B. Dubois, Courtesy Library of Congress
Zora Neale Hurston, photo: Alan Lomax, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Vernon Jordon, Courtesy NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Toni Morrison, Courtesy of Women Make Movies
Edwin Moses, © Paul J. Sutton / Duomo
Jessye Norman, © Joshua Bucklan / Black Star
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