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Charles Melvin Sherrod[1] (January 2, 1937 – October 11, 2022) was an American minister and civil rights activist. [2][3][4] During the civil rights movement, Sherrod helped found the Albany Movement while serving as field secretary for southwest Georgia for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He also participated in the Selma ...
Albany Movement. The Albany Movement was a desegregation and voters' rights coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, in November 1961. This movement was founded by local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). [1]
Albany (/ ɔːlˈbɪni / awl-BIH-nee) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in Southwest Georgia, [4] it is the principal city of the Albany metropolitan area. The city's population was 68,089 in 2020.
William G. Anderson D.O. (born December 12, 1927) is an American surgeon who was the first African-American to become a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for twenty years where he also served as president. [1][2] He was best known for his role in the Albany Movement, which Anderson led, was formed by ...
The Albany Movement began in 1961 and was designed to eliminate segregation in the city of Albany by the use of non-violent protest. It started when three young members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee — Charles Sherrod , Cordell Reagon , and Charles Jones —came to Albany for a voter-registration drive.
As an attorney, civil rights leader, and pioneering political candidate, King spent the rest of his life championing the causes of justice, opportunity, and dignity for all Americans. Despite being based in Albany throughout his career, he emerged as a national figure. In the early 1960s, he was a co-founder of the Albany Movement, the first ...
Database reports/Recent deaths. < Wikipedia:Database reports. This is a list of people who died in the last 5 days with an article at the English Wikipedia. For people without an English Wikipedia page see: Wikipedia:Database reports/Recent deaths (red links). Generally updated at least daily, last time: 19:56, 04 November 2024 (UTC).
Alfred Daniel King was born July 30, 1930, in Atlanta, Georgia.He was a son of Reverend Martin Luther King (1899–1984), and Alberta Williams King (1904–1974), the youngest of their three children (the other two being Willie Christine, born September 11, 1927, and Martin Luther King Jr., born January 15, 1929).