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Edward Brooke

Theological Pioneer

James Cone

Diplomatic Trailblazer

Andrew Jackson Young

Economic Scholar

Eric Williams

Civil Rights Leader

Jesse Jackson

Congressional Veteran

Charles Rangel

Political Pathfinder

David Dinkins

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Tom Bradley

Pan-African Pioneer

Kwame Nkrumah

Civil Rights Advocate

Roy Innis

Screen Virtuoso

George Wallace

Harlem Advocate

Basil Paterson

Political Pioneer

Maynard Jackson

Academic Pioneer

Alexander Twilight

Political Pioneer

Hiram Rhodes Revels

Freedom Fighter

Robert Smalls

Congressional Crusader

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Legislative Trailblazer

Barbara Jordan

Civil Rights Stalwart

Julian Bond