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This is a list of lists of activists. List of abolitionists; ... List of civil rights leaders; List of disability rights activists; List of environmental organizations;
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as activists, nonprofit leaders and philanthropists – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see lists of centenarians .
SCLC activist and organizer, a voting rights movement leader, trade unionist Gerd Fleischer: 1942 Norway: human rights activist Peter Tosh: 1944 1987 Jamaica: Marijuana legalization activist, promoter of the rights of Africans within Africa as well as Black people across the diaspora, reggae musician. Marsha P. Johnson: 1945 1992 United States
Founder of Johnson Publishing Company, which publishes Ebony and Jet magazines; the first Black person to appear on the Forbes 400 "Rich List"; namesake of Howard University's School of Communications; Presidential Medal of Freedom and 1966 Spingarn Medal recipient; a portion of Chicago's famed Michigan Avenue was renamed "John H. Johnson Avenue"
The Big Six—Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young—were the leaders of six prominent civil rights organizations who were instrumental in the organization of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. [1 ...
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. ... activist who fought for civil rights in the United ...
Leaders of the American Society of Equity (19 P) M. American medical activists (3 C, 2 P) N. American naturists (28 P) ... Pages in category "American activists"
This is a list of companies named after people. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies . All of these are named after founders, co-founders and partners of companies, unless otherwise stated.