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History. Legacy. Influence.

27 people
Painted portrait of an elder scholar in round glasses on turquoise

Cheikh Anta Diop

Dakar • 20th Century • Historian

Painted portrait of a sprinter in a vintage track singlet on orange

Jesse Owens

Cleveland • 1930s • Athlete

Painted portrait of a woman writer in a green hat on crimson and gold

Zora Neale Hurston

Harlem • Harlem Renaissance • Author

James VI of Scotland / James I of England

• 1566–1625 • King of Scotland, England and Ireland

Charles I

• 1600–1649 • King of England, Scotland and Ireland

Charles II

• 1630–1685 • King of England, Scotland and Ireland

James VII of Scotland / James II of England

• 1633–1701 • King of England, Scotland and Ireland

Mary, Queen of Scots

• 1542–1587 • Queen of Scotland

Anne of Denmark

• 1574–1619 • Queen Consort of Scotland, England and Ireland

Henrietta Maria of France

• 1609–1669 • Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland

Mary of Modena

• 1658–1718 • Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland

George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon

• d. 1716 • Duke of Gordon

James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth

• 1648–1716 • Duke of Perth

John Erskine, Earl of Mar

• 1675–1732 • Duke of Mar

William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth

• d. 1740 • Marquess of Seaforth

O. W. Gurley

Tulsa • 1868–1935 • Land Developer & Hotelier

A. J. Smitherman

Tulsa • 1883–1961 • Publisher, The Tulsa Star

J. B. Stradford

Tulsa • 1861–1935 • Attorney & Hotel Proprietor

Laura Stradford

Tulsa • Dates not documented • Identity Not Established

T. J. Elliott

Muskogee • Died 1934 • Clothing Merchant

Mary Elliott

Tulsa • Dates not documented • Identity Not Established

Loula Williams

Tulsa • c. 1879–1927 • Proprietor, Dreamland Theatre

Mary E. Jones Parrish

Tulsa • 1892–1972 • Educator, Journalist & Massacre Chronicler

Dr. A. C. Jackson

Tulsa • 1879–1921 • Physician & Surgeon