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
Gertrude Mahorney Gertrude Mahorney was an educator in the system. She grew up in a progressive home, traveled throughout Europe, and was… Read More »Gertrude Mahorney
William Majors (1930-Aug. 30, 1982). A dropout from , his schooling was completed and his artistic ability developed under teacher Helen Mowray… Read More »William Majors
Mercer M. Mance (Dec. 23, 1910-Oct. 17, 1990). Mercer M. Mance was born and raised in Beaufort, South Carolina. He went on to… Read More »Mercer M. Mance
Edna Martin Edna Martin was born as Edna Mae Barnes on November 25, 1897 on a farm near Mount Vernon. The previous… Read More »Edna Martin
Graham Edward Martin (Jan. 18, 1919-May 9, 2006). Graham E. Martin was born in Tobacco City, Tennessee. He later moved to Indianapolis and… Read More »Graham Edward Martin
William G. Mays (Dec. 4, 1945-Dec. 4, 2014). William G. (Bill) Mays was born to educators, Joy J. Mays and Theodore C. Mays… Read More »William G. Mays
William D. McCoy (Nov. 17, 1853-May 16, 1893). Born in Cambridge City, Indiana, but educated in the Boston, Massachusetts public school system, William… Read More »William D. McCoy
