Everyone knows Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Nelson Mandela. In honor of Black History Month, here are some lesser known people to check out:

• Desmond Tutu, a South African preacher who opposed apartheid.
• Sojourner Truth, freed slave and activist.
• Marcus Garvey, newspaper owner and founder of the “Back to Africa” Movement.
• Emmett Till, martyr of the civil rights movement.
• Matthew Henson, explored the North Pole and was the first to reach it.
• Mae C. Jemison, first black woman in space.
• Duke Ellington, a jazz musician with hits like “Take the ‘A’ Train,” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).”
• Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State under George W. Bush.
• Jessie Fauset, Editor of “The Crisis,” and American Novelist.
• Hank Aaron, held the Major League Baseball home run king for a little over 30 years.