Mabel Byrd
Mabel Byrd, a trailblazing figure in the history of education, made significant strides as the first African American student to enroll at the University of...
Category : Civil Rights
John Henryism
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John Henryism (JH), a psychological construct formally proposed in 1983 by Sherman James and colleagues (James et al. 1983), is defined as a “strong behavioral...
Barbara E. Pope
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Barbara E. Pope, a prominent figure in American history, was born free in January 1854 to Hannah and Alfred Pope, former slaves who had gained...
Jonathan Myrick Daniels
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A contemporaneous news account identified Coleman as a deputy with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. However, the FBI investigation at the time determined that while...
Ruby Sales
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Ruby Sales, born in Jemison, Alabama, on July 8, 1948, suffered many hardships during the civil rights movement but was not disparaged. She has spent...
Josephine Baker, “Speech at the March on Washington”
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Josephine Baker is remembered by most people as the flamboyant African American entertainer who earned fame and fortune in Paris in the 1920s. Yet through...
THE BIRMINGHAM CAMPAIGN (1963)
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The Birmingham Campaign was a movement led in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) which sought to bring national attention to the...
Frankie Freeman
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U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Frankie Freeman was born Marie Frankie Muse on November 24, 1916, in Danville, Virginia. Her parents, Maude Beatrice Smith Muse and...
James Forman
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James Forman, a prominent figure in American history, was a civil rights activist, educator, and author. His tireless efforts and dedication to the cause of...
Roy Innis
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Roy Emile Alfredo Innis is the current National Director of the Congress for Racial Equality. He is a controversial civil rights activist whose conservative stance...