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Erica Garner, civil rights and Black Lives Matter activist [21] Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement; Ernest Green, civil rights activist, part of the Little Rock Nine; Fred Gray, civil rights lawyer; Shields Green, abolitionist; Dick Gregory, civil rights activist; Vicki Garvin, civil rights activist
A. Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was a socialist in the labor movement and the Civil Rights Movement. In 1925, he organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This was the first serious effort to form a labor union for the employees of the Pullman Company, which was a major employer of African Americans.
Pages in category "Activists for African-American civil rights" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,149 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) *
It's a legacy of Black perseverance in the Deep South, and of civil rights successes forged through trauma. Within that legacy, a business like that of Tanesha Sims-Summers should feel entwined.
Civil rights activist, leader, and the first martyr of the Civil Rights Movement: Willa Brown: 1906 1992 United States: civil rights activist, first African-American lieutenant in the US Civil Air Patrol, first African-American woman to run for Congress: Walter P. Reuther: 1907 1970 United States: labor leader and civil rights activist T.R.M ...
United States portal; This category lists African-American people who were/are activists for various issues (including but not limited to civil rights).For African-Americans' civil rights activists (regardless of ethnicity), see: Category:Activists for African-American civil rights
Commentators have often accused Black activists of seeking to profit from the struggle for civil rights. Here's why the idea has such power.
OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations of the struggle for civil rights. The post Black History/White Lies: The ...