Dr. John Morton-Finney
Dr. John Morton-Finney was an accomplished lawyer, civil rights activist, and academic who accumulated eleven degrees over the course of his life. Born in Kentucky...
Category : Civil Rights
Gardner Calvin Taylor
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Gardner Taylor was a civil rights advocate, social change agent, prominent minister, and leader within the National Baptist Convention. Taylor became known as “the dean...
Henry Lee Moon
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Henry Lee Moon helped to define the civil rights agenda of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) during the post-World War...
Herbert Hill
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Herbert Hill was born on January 24, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated in the public school system of the city and attended...
Beulah Mae (Gregory) Donald
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Beulah Mae (Gregory) Donald is best known for filing a civil lawsuit against the United Klans of America after Donald’s youngest child Michael Donald was...
The 1981 Lynching that Bankrupted an Alabama KKK
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On the night of March 21, 1981, a cross crackled and burned on the lawn of the Mobile County courthouse—the Ku Klux Klan’s grim protest...
Dr. Vera Mae (Berry) Pigee
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Dr. Vera Mae (Berry) Pigee (September 2, 1924 – September 18, 2007) was a pioneering civil rights activist, beautician, author, speaker, and ordained Baptist minister...
Daisy Nelson Moore
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Daisy Nelson Moore, a prominent figure in the history of civil rights and education, was a dedicated teacher and activist who played a pivotal role...
Louise Alone Thompson Patterson
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American activist Louise Alone Thompson Patterson (1901-1999) participated in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, was a close friend of some of its...
Mabel Byrd
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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...