US Black Heritage: Black Heritage Stamp Series
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"In 1978, the US Postal Service, as part of its mission "to celebrate the people, events, and cultural milestones that are unique to our great nation," created a totally new stamp series to honor black Americans and the vital role they have played in U.S. history." [1]To date, there are four parts to this series. Those featured are listed below.
Black Heritage Stamp Series Part One--1979-1989
| Year | Wikipedia | WikiTree | Occupation(s) | |
| 1978 | Harriet Tubman | Underground Railroad conductor | ||
| 1979 | Martin Luther King Jr. | Civil Rights Leader | ||
| 1980 | Benjamin Banneker | Mathematician, Astronomer | ||
| 1981 | Whitney Young | Civil Rights Leader | ||
| 1982 | Jackie Robinson | Baseball star | ||
| 1983 | Scott Joplin | Composer | ||
| 1984 | Carter Woodson | Historian | ||
| 1985 | Mary Jane Bethune | Educator, Leader | ||
| 1986 | Sojourner Truth | Abolitionist | ||
| 1987 | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable | Founder of Chicago | ||
| 1988 | James Weldon Johnson | Lawyer, Activist | ||
| 1989 | A Philip Randolph | Activist |
Black Heritage Stamp Series Part Two--1990-1997[2]
| Year | Wikipedia | WikiTree | Occupation(s) | |
| 1990 | Ida B Wells | Activist, Suffragist | ||
| 1991 | Jan_Ernst_Matzeliger | Jan E. Matzeliger | Inventor | |
| 1992 | W.E.B. DuBois | Activist, Author | ||
| 1993 | Percy Lavon Julian | Scientist | ||
| 1994 | Allison Davis | Dr. William Allison Davis | Anthropologist, Scholar | |
| 1995 | Bessie Coleman | Aviator | ||
| 1996 | Ernest Just | Scientist | ||
| 1997 | Benjamin O Davis Sr. | Army General |
Black Heritage Stamp Series Part Three--1998-2009[3]
| Year | Wikipedia | WikiTree | Occupation(s) | |
| 1998 | Madam C.J. Walker | Sarah Breedlove Walker | Entrepreneur | |
| 1999 | Malcolm X | Malcolm Little | Civil Rights Activist | |
| 2000 | Patricia Roberts Harris | Patricia Roberts Harris | Public administrator | |
| 2001 | Roy Wilkins | Activist | ||
| 2002 | Langston Hughes | James Mercer Hughes | Poet | |
| 2003 | Thurgood Marshall | Thoroughgood Marshall | Supreme Court Justice | |
| 2004 | Paul Robeson | Performer | ||
| 2005 | Marian Anderson | Opera Singer | ||
| 2006 | Hattie McDaniel | Performer | ||
| 2007 | Ella Fitzgerald | Singer | ||
| 2008 | Charles Chesnutt | Author | ||
| 2009 | Anna J Cooper | Anna Julia Haywood | Educator, Leader, Author |
Black Heritage Stamp Series Part Four--2010-2020[4]
| Year | Wikipedia | WikiTree | Occupation(s) | |
| 2010 | Oscar Micheaux | Filmmaker, Writer | ||
| 2011 | Barbara Jordan | Politician | ||
| 2012 | John H Johnson | Publisher | ||
| 2013 | Althea Gibson | Tennis Star | ||
| 2014 | Shirley Chisholm | Shirley St. Hill | Politician | |
| 2015 | Robert Robinson Taylor | Robert Robinson Taylor | Architect | |
| 2016 | Richard Allen | Activist, Abolitionist | ||
| 2017 | Dorothy Height | Activist | ||
| 2018 | Lena Horne | Actress | ||
| 2019 | Gregory Hines | Actor, Dancer | ||
| 2020 | Gwen Ifill | Journalist, Newscaster |
Sources
- ↑ Black Heritage Stamp Series Part 1
- ↑ Black Heritage Stamp Series Part 2
- ↑ Black Heritage Stamp Series Part 3
- ↑ Black Heritage Stamp Series Part 4
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