There are so many, but here are just a few who should not be overlooked:

Julius Lester
Leon Bibb
Jackie Washington
Len Chandler
Josh White, Jr.
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Bessie Jones
SNCC Freedom Singers
Jimmy Collier
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirpatrick
Harry Belafonte
Gordon Parks, Jr.
Manse Lipscomb