Ella Sheppard

Ella Sheppard

π—˜π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—” π—¦π—›π—˜π—£π—£π—”π—₯𝗗 (1851-1915) Ella Shepard, soprano, pianist and reformer, was the matriarch of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and also a confidante of Frederick Douglass. She was born a slave in 1851 on Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage plantation and was a biracial relation of...
Susie King Taylor

Susie King Taylor

Susan King Taylor 1848-1912 Susie King Taylor is known for being the first Black nurse during the American Civil War. Besides nursing the wounded of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Taylor was the first Black woman to self-publish her memoirs. She...
Eartha and Clara White

Eartha and Clara White

Eartha and Clara White Eartha Mary Magdalene White (1876-1974) was born near Jacksonville, Florida, the thirteenth child of former slaves. She was soon adopted by Clara and Lafayette White, who were themselves also former slaves. Lafayette, a laborer and wagon driver,...