Subj : African-American Heroes To : All From : Mike Dippel Date : Thu Feb 12 2026 16:25:02 Today's focus is on Black History Month. Per wikitree.com I am: 18 degrees from Booker T. Washington 17 degrees from Muhammad Ali 22 degrees from Maya Angelou 23 degrees from Ernie Banks 25 degrees from Aretha Franklin 22 degrees from Henry Louis Gates 22 degrees from Althea Gibson 21 degrees from Arthur Gregg 18 degrees from Langston Hughes 22 degrees from Rosa Parks 19 degrees from Sidney Poitier 21 degrees from Sojourner Truth --------- More about them: Booker T. Washington, educator, author, orator, and founder of Tuskegee Institute. Muhammed Ali, considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Maya Angelou, acclaimed poet, memoirist, and activist. Ernie Banks, considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul." Henry Louis Gates, historian, professor, literary critic, and host of "Finding Your Roots." Althea Gibson, broke the color barrier in tennis and golf. Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, first Black Army officer to attain the rank of Lt. General. Langston Hughes, poet and author who helped lead the Harlem Renaissance. Rosa Parks, civil rights activist known for her bus seat protest. Sidney Poitier, actor, film director, and first African American to win an Academy Award. Sojourner Truth, former slave who was an abolitionist and civil rights activist. ---- I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, holocaust survivors Indian chiefs, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets, popes, writers, WW I heroes. I guess that I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are. https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly newsletters. It is totally free and very useful to genealogists. If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by giving me some basic information by going to: https://www.hobbyline.com/genealogy_web_design.htm and click on the 'Request Form' link. I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history, and I would love to see how WE are related. Mike Dippel https://bbs-list.net List Your BBS For Free * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1) .