Digital Exhibit
Black History & Legacy
Explore the lives, achievements, history, and legacies of the individuals, groups, events, and places that shaped Black America. Scan a QR code beside any portrait or display in Black Wall Street Market Houston to learn their stories.
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A Living Museum of Black History
This archive celebrates the remarkable individuals, influential groups, pivotal events, and historic places that have shaped Black culture, civil rights, politics, business, sports, music, and American history. From freedom fighters and entrepreneurs to artists and athletes, these stories represent the courage, creativity, and determination of Black America.
Whether you're visiting Black Wall Street Market for the first time or returning to learn more, this digital exhibit puts the full story in your hands. Scan a QR code or browse below to discover the people and moments that changed our nation.
99 Subjects
Explore biographies of historical and contemporary figures, with sources for further research.
How to Use This Exhibit
- 1. Scan: Point your phone at a QR code beside any portrait or display.
- 2. Read: Learn the subject's story, accomplishments, and legacy.
- 3. Explore: Return here to browse other subjects or visit related pages.
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Al Green
Al Green
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Angela Davis
Angela Davis
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Berry Gordy Jr.
Berry Gordy Jr.
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson
Christian Menefee
Christian Menefee
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
Cornel West
Cornel West
Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
DJ Screw
DJ Screw
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Emmett Till
Emmett Till
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Griffith Joyner
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
George Floyd
George Floyd
Gladys West
Gladys West
Guion Bluford
Guion Bluford
Halle Bailey
Halle Bailey
Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
Houston Freedmen's Town
Houston Freedmen's Town
Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton
J.B. Stradford
J.B. Stradford
Jack Yates
Jack Yates
James Byrd Jr.
James Byrd Jr.
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
John Lewis
John Lewis
Jolanda 'Jo' Jones
Jolanda 'Jo' Jones
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o
Mabel B. Little
Mabel B. Little
Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker
Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Marian Croak
Marian Croak
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion
Melanie Lawson
Melanie Lawson
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
Mickey Leland
Mickey Leland
Million Man March
Million Man March
Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nia Long
Nia Long
O.W. Gurley
O.W. Gurley
Phylicia Rashad
Phylicia Rashad
Prince
Prince
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Richard A. Overton
Richard A. Overton
Robert L. Johnson
Robert L. Johnson
Sandra Bland
Sandra Bland
Sheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Simone Biles
Simone Biles
Slim Thug
Slim Thug
Stephanie St. Clair
Stephanie St. Clair
Sterling St. Jacques
Sterling St. Jacques
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
Tommie Smith & John Carlos
Tommie Smith & John Carlos
Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen
UGK
UGK
Valerie L. Thomas
Valerie L. Thomas
W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
William "Bill" Lawson
William "Bill" Lawson
Wilma Glodean Rudolph
Wilma Glodean Rudolph
