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February is Black History Month and we've rounded up 120 inspiring Black History Month quotes from civil rights icons including Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois.These ...
To mark the occasion, we've collected a list of powerful Black History Month quotes from activists, icons, orators and famous figures, including Martin Luther King Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Rosa ...
Freddie Lee Shuttlesworth (born Freddie Lee Robinson, March 18, 1922 – October 5, 2011) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist who led fights against segregation and other forms of racism, during the civil rights movement. He often worked with Martin Luther King Jr., although they did not always agree on tactics and ...
Hamer is also one of 28 civil rights icons depicted on the Buffalo, New York Freedom Wall. [81] And a quote from Hamer's speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention is carved on one of the eleven granite columns at the Civil Rights Garden in Atlantic City, where the convention was held. [82]
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 ...
Published during the civil rights movement, this book challenges readers of all backgrounds to confront their role in keeping racist systems going. ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ (1974)
Myrlie Louise Evers-Williams (née Beasley; born March 17, 1933) is an American civil rights activist and journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the 1963 murder of her husband Medgar Evers, another civil rights activist.
Here are some of her most inspirational quotes. Related: 10 Fascinating Facts You Probably Didn't Know About the History of Labor Day and the Labor Movement 16 Best Luisa Moreno Quotes