List of African-American Libertarians

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Notable Historical African American libertarians

• Benjamin Banneker, 1731-1806 (abolitionist; mathematician; astronomer)
• Frederick Douglas, 1818-1895 (author; abolitionist; public speaker)
• Marcus Garvey, 1887-1940 (civil rights activist)
• Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960 (author)
• Nat Turner, 1800-1831 (slave revolt leader)
• Moses "Fleetwood" Walker, 1957-1924 (Negro League baseball player)
• Booker T Washington, 1856-1915 (author; activist; founder, Tuskegee Institute)
• Richard Wright, 1908-1960 (author, Black Boy and Native Son)

Notable African (American) libertarians

• June Arunga (Inter-Region Economic Network)
• Dr.George BN Ayittey (Professor of Economics, American University)
• Oyewamide Akinsiun Ojo (journalist; lecturer, The Institute of Public Policy Analysis)
• Agwu Amogu (Individual Libertarian Network)
• Thompson Ayodele (Institute of Public Policy Analysis)
• Kenn Blanchard (pastor; founder, Tenth Cavalry Gun Club)
• Richard Boddie (educator and motivational speaker)
• Diahann Carroll (actress)
• John Clifton (Libertarian Party of New York)
• Ward Connerly (American Civil Rights Institute)
• Dr. Jennifer Daniels (physician; political activist)
• Larry Elder (talk radio host; best-selling author)
• Glenn Gipson (film producer)
• Abdul Hakim-Shabazz (radio host, WXNT - Indianapolis, IN)
• Ken Hamblin (talk radio host, KSFO - Denver, CO)
• Ben Harper (singer & musician)
• Brian Higgins (radio host, XM Satelite Radio - Boston, MA)
• Niger Innis (Congress on Racial Equality)
• Roy Innis (Congress on Racial Equality)
• JJ Johnson (Editor, The Sierra Times)
• Reginald Jones (motivational speaker; entreprenuer)
• Gregory Kane (columnist, The Baltimore Sun)
• Casey J Lartigue (radio host, XM Satelite Radio - Washington, DC)
• Dr. Marva Y Manigault (high school teacher)
• Emanuel McLittle (Editor, Destiny Magazine; psychiatrist)
• Sir Mix-A-Lot (singer & musician)
• Sam Motsuenyane (National African Federated Chamber of Commerce)
• Deroy Murdock (syndicated columnist)
• Star Parker (author; founder, Coalition on Urban Affairs)
• Gerard Randall, Jr. (Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System)
• Gerald Reynolds (Chairman, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights)
• Reggie Rivers (columnist, Denver Post; former professional football player)
• Dr. James Robinson (freelance writer; former Professor of Political Science)
• Judge Janice Rogers Brown (U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, DC Circuit)
• Chris Rock (comedian)
• James Shikwati (economist; President, Inter-Region Economic Network)
• Dr. Thomas Sowell (author; senior fellow, Hoover Institution)
• Rigoberto Stewart (Institute for Liberty and Analysis of Policy in Government)
• Sheryl Underwood (comedian)
• Jimmy JJ Walker (comedian)
• Dr. Walter E. Williams (Professor of Economics, George Mason University; syndicated columnist)
• Guy Wilson (record-holder: highest Libertarian vote total in a two-way U.S. House race, 22% in 1994)
• Dr. Anne Wortham (author; Professor of Sociology, Illinois State University)
• John Monds became the first Libertarian Party candidate in Georgia and the rest of the United States to receive over 1,000,000 votes when he ran for the Statewide office of Public Service Commission District 1 seat in 2008. Monds received 1,076,726 votes for 33.4% of the vote in a two-way race with only a Republican opponent. His vote total was highest number of votes that a Libertarian candidate has ever received in a United States election at any level, Monds also received the highest percentage of the vote ever for a Libertarian in a statewide race. He is seeking that party's nomination for Governor of Georgia in 2010.