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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 ...
Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey (affectionately known as Liberty Lamptey, [1] 26 April 1902 – 29 January 1963) [2] was a political activist in the British colony of the Gold Coast. He was one of the founding fathers of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) known as "The Big Six". [3] He was the father of NPP politician Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey.
"Big Six" (song), by Judge Dread, 1972; Big Six wheel, a casino game; The Big Six, a children's novel by Arthur Ransome; The Big Six, former name for major film studios until the Disney acquisition of Fox; The Big 6, a compilation of video games from the Dizzy series for the Amiga CD32; Big 6, an album by Blue Mitchell
On July 17, 2020, Lewis died in Atlanta at the age of 80, [177] [178] [179] on the same day in the same city as his friend and fellow civil rights activist C.T. Vivian. [180] Lewis had been the final surviving "Big Six" civil rights icon. Then-president Donald Trump ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff in response to Lewis's death. [181]
Xernona Clayton Brady (née Brewster, born August 30, 1930) is an American civil rights leader and broadcasting executive.During the Civil Rights Movement, she worked for the National Urban League and Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she became involved in the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A six-episode reality television series planned for broadcast by ABC. The series was set to premiere on July 10, 2005, although it was abruptly shelved only ten days before its intended broadcast. [216] The series depicted seven diverse families in competition for a lavish house located in Circle C Ranch, an upscale subdivision of Austin, Texas ...
George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an American author, revolutionary, and prisoner. While serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $70 at gunpoint from a gas station in 1961, Jackson became involved in the Black power movement and co-founded the prison gang Black Guerrilla Family.
The miniseries earned nine Emmy Award nominations, including nominations for actors Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson and Ossie Davis.. Though heavily promoted, the series met with controversy and was a huge ratings disappointment.