WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was the most outstanding of the Afro-American...
SIR PATRICK DUNCAN Sir Patrick Duncan (December 1870-July 17, 1943), lawyer and administrator, played a role in the formation of the Union of South Africa....
NANA DOKUA Nana Dokua, or Dokuwa (17? -1855) was queen of Akyem Abuakwa, an Akan state in what is now southern Ghana, from about 1817...
OHENEBA SAMPSON SAKYI DJANG Oheneba Sampson Sakyi Djang (1901 – September 21, 1950), a writer, politician, and lawyer, was editor of the Sunlight Magazine (1925 – 1936),...
Cetshwayo (circa 1826-February 8, 1884) was the fourth Zulu king and the last independent ruler of Zululand. He reigned from 1873-1979. He was a strong...
Almamy Kandeh Bokari (18-1880s) was ruler of the Soso state of Morea, today divided between the Republic of Ghana and Sierra Leone. He was one...
Adu Bofo (18? – 1883), an Asante general, was an outstanding military commander who also wielded considerable political power in his capacity as Gyasehene (royal...
Bilali (circa 1810-1880s) also known as Mori Lamina, was the ruler of Tonko Limba in Sierra Leone. He was born to servile status among the...
Steven Bantu Biko (1946 – September 12, 1977) was one of the founders of all-black South African Students’ Association (SASA) and a leading force in...
ERNEST SAMUEL BEOKU-BETTHS Ernest Samuel Beoku-Betts (March 15,1895-september 23,1957) was one of the most outstanding Krio (Creole) liberals of his time. As one of the...
