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Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1856) was a leading abolitionist. He was a free black tradesman who operated a dry-cleaning business in New York City, New York and was the first African American to be granted a patent
Alexander Lucius Twilight (1795-1857), born free in Vermont, was the first black to earn a bachelor's degree from an American college or university upon graduating Middlebury College in 1823
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was a five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993
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