On Jan. 9, 1914, three African-American men founded Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity at Howard University. Since then the frat has produced many notable members. Here are 12 of them.
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1. A. Philip Randolph Iota Sigma chapter Union organizer, civil rights leader
2. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) Lambda Sigma chapter U.S. congressman, Georgia’s 5th District
3. James Weldon Johnson Omega chapter Composer, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the “Negro national anthem”
4. Huey P. Newton Beta Tau chapter Co-founder of the Black Panther Party
5. Hosea Williams Zeta chapter Civil rights activist
6. Kwame Nkrumah Mu chapter First president of the Republic of Ghana
7. Edolphus Towns Eta chapter Former Democratic U.S. congressman, New York’s 10th District
8. Emmitt Smith Zeta Kappa chapter Hall of Fame NFL running back
9. George Washington Carver Gamma Sigma chapter Inventor
10. Alain LeRoy Locke Alpha chapter First black Rhodes scholar, “Father of the Harlem Renaissance”
11. Hines Ward Zeta Nu chapter NFL wide receiver
12. Former President Bill Clinton Honorary member Politician, philanthropist
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