Category : Civil Rights

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Calvin Littlejohn

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Calvin Littlejohn was an American photographer known for his contributions to the field of photojournalism, particularly in documenting the civil rights movement in the United...
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William Lambert

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William Lambert was an abolitionist and civil rights activist who played a significant role in the fight against slavery and the advancement of civil rights...
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Herbert Lee

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Herbert Lee was a voting rights activist who worked to register African Americans to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. At the time,...
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Amzie Moore

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Amzie Moore was an African-American civil rights leader, born on September 23, 1911, in rural Mississippi, USA. He was a key figure in the civil...
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Willie Louis

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Willie Louis (also known as Willie Reed) was born on September 13, 1937, in Greenwood, Mississippi, to sharecropper parents. As a young man, he worked...
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Mamie Till Bradley

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Mamie Till Bradley (1921-2003) was an American activist and mother whose tireless efforts brought national attention to the brutal murder of her son, Emmett Till,...