Jesse L. Brown October 13, 1926 - December 4, 1950 Jesse L. Brown, was the first black pilot in the U.S. Navy, so yeah he was MAVERICK....

Daisy Bates November 11, 1914 - November 4, 1999 Daisy Bates was a civil rights activist and publisher that was influential in the...

Zensi Miriam Makeba (Miraim Makeba) March 4, 1932 - November 10, 2008 Zensi Miriam Makeba (Miraim Makeba), is one of the most prominent...

Eartha Kitt January 17, 1927 - ‎December 25, 2008 Eartha Kitt was known to be outspoken, blunt, feisty, but most importantly MAVERICK....

William Hastie November 17, 1904 - April 14, 1976 William Hastie was a Maverick attorney and diplomat born November 17th, 1904 in...

Robert Smalls April 5, 1839 - February 23, 1915 Robert Smalls was the finesse king. Born in Beaufort South Carolina, Smalls was a house...

Matthew Henson August 8, 1866 - March 9, 1955 Matthew Henson was a Black American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on his most...

Bessie Coleman January 26, 1892 - April 30, 1926 Bessie Coleman was about that life. Born in Atlanta, Texas she he had a dream to fly and...

Bass Reeves July 1838 - January 12, 1910 Bass Reeves was the first African American commissioned to serve as a deputy marshal west of the...

Esther “Baby Esther” Jones The real Betty Boop was Esther “Baby Esther” Jones, not Helen Kane. This Maverick singer was most known by her...

Claudette Colvin September 5, 1939 - Present Day Before Rosa there was Claudette Colvin. March 2, 1955, this 15 year old Maverick decided...

Thomas L. Jennings 1791-1856 So fresh, so clean... thank Thomas Jennings. Thomas L. Jennings was the first black man to receive a patent....

George Washington Carver January 1, 1864 - January 5, 1943 George Washington Carver was the guy known for his nuts.. peanuts that is....

Jimi Hendrix November 27, 1942 - September 1, 1970 Jimi Marshall Hendrix was one bad ass dude. A Maverick guitarist, singer and...