Famous HBCU Alumni
Lindsey Hunter
Professional Sports Player
Alcorn State University
Maynard Jackson
Politician
North Carolina Central University
Oliver White Hill
Lawyer
Howard University
Rev Jesse Jackson Sr
Politician
North Carolina A&T State University
Samuel L. Jackson
Actor
Morehouse College
Shauntay Hinton
Pioneer
Howard University
Weldon Irvine
Musical Artist
Hampton University
Willie Herenton
Politician
LeMoyne-Owen College
Willie Hines
Musical Artist
Virginia State University
Zora Neale Hurston
Author
Morgan State University
Alcee Hastings
Politician
Howard University / Fisk University / Florida A&M University
Alex Haley
Author
Alcorn State University
Althea Gibson
Professional Sports Player
Florida A&M University
Beverly Harvard
Pioneer
Morris Brown College
Clarence Gaines
College Basketball Coach
Morgan State University
Cleo Fields
Politician
Southern University and A&M College
Earl Graves
Executive
Morgan State University
Henry E. Frye
Judge
North Carolina A&T State University / North Carolina Central University
James Farmer
Civil Rights Activist
Wiley College
John Hope Franklin
Author
Fisk University / Dillard University
Johnnie Frazier
Politician
Howard University
Joseph W. Hatchett
Judge
Howard University
Marquis Grissom
Professional Sports Player
Florida A&M University
Medgar W. Evers
Alcorn State University
