American pan-Africanists

Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who rose from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the religious organization the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964. He was also a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community. A controversial figure accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure with Black people and Muslims worldwide for his pursuit of racial justice.

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

American activist (1941-1998)

African-American historian and philosopher; theorist of Afrocentricity

United States Army officer and physician, abolitionist, journalist, and writer (1812–1885)

Founder of Prince Hall Freemasonry

American minister, academic and African nationalist (1819–1898)

American clergyman and diplomat (1815–1882)

American historian and writer (1915–1998)

American businessman (1759-1817)

Union Army chaplain and African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop (1834–1915)

American politician

American illustrator (1931-1981)

African-American academic known for Pan-African views

American historian and writer (1893–1992)

scholar

psychologist

American historian

American sociologist

American bishop

American academic