Black Heritage

In 1978, the U.S. Postal Service began the Black Heritage stamp series with the issuance of the Harriett Tubman commemorative stamp. The Postal Service remains committed to this popular stamp series, which helps educate Americans on the achievements and contributions of noted African-American leaders, inventors, educators, scientists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and sports figures.

#39 Richard Allen

#38 Robert Robinson Taylor

#37 Shirley Chisholm

#36 Althea Gibson

#35 John H Johnson

#34 Barbara Jordan

#33 Oscar Micheaux

#32 Ana Julia Cooper

#31 Charles W Chesnutt

#30 Ella Fitzgerald

#29 Hattie McDaniel

#28 Marian Anderson

#27 Paul Robeson

#26 Thurgood Marshall

#25 Langston Hughes

#24 Roy Wilkins

#23 Patricia Roberts Harris

#22 Malcolm X

#21 Madam C J Walker

#20 Benjamin O Davis, Sr

#19 Ernest E Just

#18 Bessie Coleman

#17 Dr Allison Davis

#16 Percy Lavon Julian

#15 WEB Du Bois

#14 Jan E Matzeliger

#13 Ida B Wells

#12 A Phillip Randolph

#11 James Weldon Johnson

#10 Jean Baptiste DuSable

#9 Sojourner Truth

#8 Mary McLeod Bethune

#7 Carter G Woodson

#6 Scott Joplin

#5 Jackie Robinson

#4 Whitney Moore Young

#3 Benjamin Banneker

#2 Martin Luther King

#1 Harriet Tubman