Last names starting in W

*Ernestine Wade was born on this date in 1906. She was an African-American actress.

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she grew up in her...

*Derek Walcott was born on this date in 1930. He is an Afro-Caribbean poet, playwright and educator.

He was born in Castries, Saint...

*On this date in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott was born. He was an African-American boxer from near Camden, New Jersey.

Born Arnold Raymond...

*Joe Walcott was born on this date in 1873. He was an African-American boxer.

From Barbados, British West Indies, he came to the United...

*Lillian Wald was born on this date in 1867. She was a Jewish-American civil rights activist, health worker, and educator.

From...

*Mal Waldron was born on this date in 1926. He was an African-American musician.

From New York, early on Malcolm Earl Waldron played jazz...

On this date, A'Lelia Walker was born in 1885. She was an African-American businesswoman associated with the Harlem Renaissance as a patron of...

*On this date we recall Aida Overton Walker, born in 1880. She was a singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer, regarded as the leading African-...

*This date marks the birth of Alice Walker in 1944. She is an African-American author, speaker, and poet.

Born Alice Malsenior Walker in...

One this date, the Registry remembers the birth of David Walker in 1785. He was a Black abolitionist and publisher.

Born in Wilmington, N...

Frank X. Walker was born on this date in 1961. He is an African-American writer, administrator, poet, and educator.

Walker is a native...

*Junior Walker was born on this date in 1931. He was an African-American musician.

From Blytheville, AR. Born Autry DeWalt II (his...

Kara Walker was born on this date in 1969. She is an African-American contemporary artist known for her exploration of race, gender, sexuality,...

On this date in 1915, Margaret Walker was born in Birmingham, AL. She was an African-American novelist and poet, one of the leading Black woman...

On this date in 1898, Sippie Wallace was born in Houston, Texas. She was an African-American blues singer.

Born Beulah Belle Thomas,...

Fats Waller, an African-American composer, singer, and entertainer, was born on this date in 1904.

Thomas Wright ("Fats") Waller grew up...

Josiah Walls was born on this date in 1842. He was a black soldier, teacher, and politician. He has the awkward distinction of twice being...

On this date in 1930, Little Walter was born. He was an African-American blues singer and harmonica player, one of the most influential harmonica...

*Patricia Walton was born on this date in 1925. She was an African-American radio producer and administrator of jazz.

Patricia Edwards...

Madame Sul-Te-Wan, an African-American actress, was born on on this date in 1873. Wan was the first Black woman contracted to appear in one of...