Lists of African Americans

This is a list of lists of African Americans. For people from current African countries, see lists for individual countries (e.g., List of Nigerian Americans).

The arts

• List of African-American actors
• List of African-American non-fiction writers
• List of African-American pornographic actors
• List of African-American visual artists
• List of African-American writers
• List of composers of African descent (makes note of American citizens)

Government and Politics

• African Americans in the United States Congress (includes a long list)
• List of African-American jurists
• List of African-American United States presidential and vice presidential candidates
• List of African-American United States Senators
• List of first African-American mayors

Historical

• List of African-American abolitionists
• List of African-American officeholders during Reconstruction

Military

• List of African-American Medal of Honor recipients
• Military history of African Americans (discusses individuals)

Other

• African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska, including a list of notable African Americans from Omaha
• List of African-American astronauts
• List of African-American inventors and scientists
• List of African-American mathematicians
• List of African American men in STEM fields
• List of African American women in STEM fields
• List of African American pioneers in desegregation of higher education
• List of winners of the William E. Harmon foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

See also

External links

• President Obama's Speech to the NAACP on July 16, 2009 - full video by MSNBC