Jeanette Scissum

Jeanette Scissum

Trailblazing mathematician reached for the stars, landed on the moon. “YOU’RE GOING TO COLLEGE.” Many parents have spoken these words to their children, but when Mr. Alexander made this statement to his daughter, Jeanette, he never envisioned that one day, she...
Vernon Z. Crawford

Vernon Z. Crawford

“Lawyer” Crawford’s ground-breaking court victories still resonate VERNON Z. CRAWFORD WAS BORN IN Mobile, Alabama in 1919 to Charles Crawford and Willie Ella Landrum. Following graduation from Mobile’s Josephine Allen Institute, Mr. Crawford served...
Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett

Hall of Fame singer/songwriter was hit-making soul, pop superstar WILSON PICKETT WAS A RHYTHM & BLUES and rock & roll singer/songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs, which made the US R&B charts,...
Kenyen Brown

Kenyen Brown

First African American appointed to serve as U.S. Attorney in state of Alabama KENYEN BROWN IS AN ATTORNEY AND SHAREHOLDER at Maynard Cooper’s Mobile, Alabama law office. His practice focuses primarily on white collar criminal litigation, complex civil litigation,...
Helen Shores Lee

Helen Shores Lee

Daughter of prominent civil rights attorney learned early the importance of personal service for the benefit of others IN JANUARY 2003, THE HONORABLE HELEN SHORES LEE was appointed Circuit Judge of the Tenth Judicial Court of Alabama, becoming the first African...
Arthur Harold Parker

Arthur Harold Parker

Son of former slaves crafted legendary career as educator became first principal of first high school for African Americans in Birmingham ARTHUR HAROLD PARKER born May 7, 1870, in Springfield, Ohio was the son of former slaves. Under slavery many states prohibited...