James Louis (J. J.) Johnson (Jan. 22, 1924 -Feb. 4, 2001). James Louis (J. J.) Johnson entered the world of music at nine years old.… Read More »James Louis (J. J.) Johnson
Mingo Jones (Dec. 16, 1928-Apr. 3, 2017). Mingo Jones was born and raised in Missouri. His father and uncle played the trumpet… Read More »Mingo Jones
Sam H. Jones Sr. (Mar. 3, 1928-Mar. 26, 2006). Sam Jones was born in Heidelberg, Mississippi, the son of Henry and Sallie Belle Jones.… Read More »Sam H. Jones Sr.
Etheridge Knight (Apr. 19, 1931-Mar. 10, 1991). Born in Corinth, Mississippi, Etheridge Knight was the son of Belzora Cozart Knight and Etheridge… Read More »Etheridge Knight
George L. Knox (Sept. 16, 1841-Aug. 24, 1927). African American publisher George L. Knox embodied Booker T. Washington’s values of economic uplift and… Read More »George L. Knox
Henry Jackson Lewis (ca. 1830s-Apr. 10, 1891). Henry Jackson Lewis was born enslaved near Water Valley, Mississippi in the late 1830s, although some… Read More »Henry Jackson Lewis
Violet Temple Lewis (May 27, 1897-Mar. 22, 1968). Violet Temple Lewis was born in Lima, Ohio, to William David Harrison and Eva Brown… Read More »Violet Temple Lewis
Cheney Lively (ca. 1790s-1858). Cheney Lively (also spelled Chaney, Chany, China, or Chinny) may have been the city’s first permanent African American… Read More »Cheney Lively
Daisy Lloyd (Oct. 15, 1923-May 15, 2019). Daisy Dorothy Riley Lloyd was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to Hiram and Nettie Henrie Riley.… Read More »Daisy Lloyd
Frank Perry Lloyd (Oct. 20, 1919-Aug. 27, 2002). Born in South Carolina, Frank Perry Lloyd graduated from South Carolina State College, then from… Read More »Frank Perry Lloyd
