Spottswood William Robinson III
Spottswood William Robinson III, a prominent federal judge during the Civil Rights era, was born on July 26, 1916, in Richmond, Virginia. His father was...
Category : Civil Rights
Bringing down Jim Crow: the Legal Battle in Virginia, 1933-1967
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James H. Thomas, 23, of Washington D.C., boards an Arnold Bus at 12th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW for a trip to Virginia on June 4,...
Oliver W. Hill
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Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, attorney Oliver W. Hill spent more than 60 years in a practice devoted...
Maggie Lena Mitchell
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Maggie Lena Mitchell was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 15, 1864. Walker’s mother, Elizabeth Draper, was an assistant cook and her father, Eccles Cuthbert,...
Harriet Jacobs
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Harriet Jacobs, in full Harriet Ann Jacobs, also called Harriet A. Jacobs, (born 1813, Edenton, North Carolina, U.S.—died March 7, 1897, Washington, D.C.), American abolitionist...
Henry Bibb
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Henry Bibb, lecturer, abolitionist, author, and newspaperman; b. 10 May 1815 in Shelby County, Ky, son of James Bibb and Milldred Jackson, a slave; m. first 1833 Malinda ——,...
Charlotte Forten Grimké
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Charlotte Forten Grimké, née Charlotte Louise Bridges Forten, (born August 17, 1837, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 23, 1914, Washington, D.C.), American abolitionist and educator best...
James Forten
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The businessman and abolitionist James Forten was born free in Philadelphia in 1766. He attended a Quaker school headed by abolitionist Anthony Benezet. At the...
Peter Williams Jr
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Peter Williams Jr. was an important figure in American history known for his role as a clergyman, abolitionist, and opponent of colonization. He was born...
Benjamin L. Hooks
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Benjamin Hooks was an executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is the first African American board member...