James Meredith
James Meredith is an African American civil rights activist who is best known for his role in integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962. Born...
Category : Civil Rights
Stokely Carmichael
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Stokely Carmichael, born on June 29, 1941, was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He played a significant role...
The SNCC – The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in 1960 in the wake of student-led sit-ins at segregated lunch counters across the South and became...
Martin Luther King Jr
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement. Born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, he dedicated his...
John Lewis
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John Lewis was one of the “Big Six” leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and he has continued to fight for people’s...
Medgar Evers
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A Champion of Civil Rights Medgar Evers (1925-1963) was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement in the United States. His tireless efforts and...
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or...
Reconstruction
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Reconstruction in U.S. History (1865–1877) Reconstruction, spanning from 1865 to 1877, was a transformative yet tumultuous period in U.S. history following the Civil War. It...
Roy Wilkins
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Roy Wilkins was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, known for his tireless efforts in advocating for racial equality and justice. Born on...
Whitney Young
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Whitney M. Young, Jr., (born July 31, 1921, Lincoln Ridge, Ky., U.S.—died March 11, 1971, Lagos, Nigeria), articulate U.S. civil rights leader who spearheaded the...