Albert Boutwell
During the Birmingham Campaign of 1963, Martin Luther King addressed Mayor Albert Boutwell in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” writing that he hoped the Birmingham...
Category : Civil Rights
Sarah Jane Smith Thompson Garnet
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Sarah Jane Smith Thompson Garnet holds a distinguished place in history as the first Black female principal of a New York City public school and...
The Groveland Four
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The Groveland Four case was a 1940s example of injustice toward young African American men falsely accused of raping white women. The Groveland Four were...
Katherine Carper Sawyer
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Katherine Carper Sawyer is one of the nearly-forgotten plaintiffs in the famous Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in 1954. While most attention...
Anne Moody
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A Civil Rights Activist and Author Anne Moody is a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, known for her impactful writing and unwavering dedication...
Eugene Moszee
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Eugene Moszee was a civil rights activist in Seattle during the 1940s. Born in Floresville, Texas, in 1914, the first of ten children of illiterate...
WILLIAM HENRY JERNAGIN
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Rev. William Henry Jernagin, born on October 13, 1869, in Mashulaville, Mississippi, was a prominent Baptist minister, civil rights advocate, and organizer of the Washington...
SOUTHERN NEGRO YOUTH CONGRESS (SNYC)
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Founded in 1937, the Southern Negro Youth Congress (SNYC) was a civil rights organization that worked to empower southern black people to fight for their...
Odetta Gordon
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Odetta Gordon was an influential American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and human rights activist. Born on December 31, 1930, in Birmingham, Alabama, she became known...
Rufus Andrew Lewis
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Rufus Andrew Lewis was born on November 30, 1906 (d. 1999), to the late Lula and Jerry Lewis in Montgomery, Alabama. He was the youngest...