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9th Wonder

Written by

Eckard, Max;

Article published: 2012

Adams-Ender, Clara

Written by

Pollitt, Phoebe Ann;

Article published: 2017

Alethea Williams-King: the widow's mite

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: April 9, 2006

Alfred Fisher: Bay River

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: August 12, 2007

Alice Eley Jones: Herring Fish

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: March 12, 2006

Allen, Fulton

Written by

Bastin, Bruce;

Article published: 1979

Alston, James William

Written by

Peek, Matthew M.;

Article published: 2015

Ammie Jenkins: Where The Cool Waters Run In Her Memory

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: February 10, 2008

Angelou, Maya

Written by

Horton, Emily S.;

Article published: 2012

Athenia Moses: Standing Up For The Things We Believed

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: December 9, 2007

Atkins, Simon Green

Written by

Gainor, Samuel M.;

Article published: 1979

Atwater, Ann George

Written by

Carrier, Sarah;

Article published: 2018

Bailey, Neil Alexander

Written by

Stewart, James R., Jr.;

Article published: 2016

Baker, Ella

Written by

Townes, Mitzi;

Article published: 2013

Baker, Ella Josephine

Giving light so people can find the way

Written by

Article published: 2019

Barrino, Fantasia

Written by

Horton, Emily S.;

Article published: 2012

Bearden, Romare

Written by

Wegner, Ansley Herring;

Article published: 2013

Best, Andrew Arthur

Written by

Hill, Steven;

Article published: 2019

Black, Martin

Written by

Kassa, Kemisa;

Article published: January 2024

Broadfoot, Carrie Early

Written by

Pollitt, Phoebe Ann;

Article published: 2017

Brown, Calvin Scott

Written by

Stephenson, E. Frank, Jr.;

Article published: 1979

Brown, Charlotte Hawkins

Singing her own song

Written by

Article published: 2020

Brown, Charlotte Hawkins

Written by

SLNC Government & Heritage Library;

Article published: 2009

Brown, Charlotte Hawkins

Written by

Burns, Augustus M., III.;

Article published: 1979

Browne, Rose Butler

Written by

Hill, Michael;

Article published: 2013

Brymn, James Timothy “Tim”

Written by

North Carolina Arts Council;

Article published: 2013

Bunny Sanders: Serpents and Doves

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: May 16, 2004

Burke, Selma Hortense

Written by

Agan, Kelly;

Article published: 2019

Capt. Eugene W. Gore: The Smell of Money

Written by

Cecelski, David S.;

Article published: June 9, 2002

Cartwright, Andrew J.

Written by

Cross, Jerry L.;

Article published: 1979

Chance, William Claudius, Sr.

Written by

Caldwell, John T.;

Article published: 1979

Chavis, John

Written by

Parramore, Barbara M.;

Article published: 1979

Chavis, John

Pioneering Teacher & Preacher

Written by

Article published: 2020

Cheatham, Henry Plummer

Written by

Gatewood, Willard B., Jr.;

Article published: 1979

Cherry, David King

Written by

Stewart, James R., Jr.;

Article published: 2019

Chesnutt, Charles Waddell

Written by

Andrews, William L.;

Article published: 1979

Clinton, George

Written by

Franke, Matthew;

Article published: 2012

Coleman, Warren Clay

Written by

Article published: 1979

Cooper, Anna Julia

Written by

Wegner, Ansley Herring;

Article published: 2010

Cooper, Anna Julia

The World Needs to Hear Her Voice

Written by

Davis, Sarajanee;

Article published: 2020