Jane Edna Hunter
Jane Edna Hunter was an African-American social worker, activist, and philanthropist. She was born on December 13, 1882, in Pendleton, South Carolina, and passed away...
Category : Civil Rights
Ruby Doris Smith Robinson
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Ruby Doris Smith Robinson (1942-1967) was a prominent civil rights activist and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the 1960s. She played...
Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr.
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Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. was an influential American civil rights activist, lawyer, and business executive. Born on August 15, 1935, in Atlanta, Georgia, Jordan played...
Ben Gross
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Ben Gross was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement in San Jose, California. He was born in 1915 in Louisiana, where he faced...
The National Association of Colored Women
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The National Association of Colored Women (NACW) was founded in 1896 as a coalition of African American women’s clubs and organizations. The NACW aimed to...
Mary Burnett Talbert
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Mary Burnett Talbert (1866-1923) was a prominent African American civil rights activist, suffragist, and orator. She played a crucial role in advocating for racial equality,...
Charles Sherrod
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Charles Sherrod is an American civil rights activist and a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement. He was born on December 14, 1937, in...
Runyon v. McCrary
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Runyon v. McCrary was a U.S. Supreme Court case decided in 1976 that upheld the right of African American children to attend private schools that...
Lucinda Todd
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A Champion for Equality in Education Lucinda Todd was a remarkable woman whose name may not be as widely recognized as some of her counterparts,...
A. J. Smitherman
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A. J. Smitherman, whose full name was Alphonso J. Smitherman, was an influential African-American newspaper publisher and civil rights activist. He was born on January...