Blacks have enjoyed some powerful leaders, both before the Civil Rights Era (before 1950) and since.

Pre-Civil Rights Leaders: Sojourner Truth Harriett Tubman Frederick Douglas Marcus Garvey

Leaders from 1950s to Now: Thurgood Marshall Shirley Chisholm Rosa Parks Malcolm X Martin Luther King, Jr. Nelson Mandela Jesse Jackson Kweisi Mfume Minister Louis Farrakhan