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Civil rights activist, and part of the only married couple to be assassinated during the Civil Rights Movement: Ella Baker: 1903 1986 United States: SCLC activist, initiated the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Kiowa Costonie: 1903 1971 United States: Activist against racial inequality. Known for the "Buy where you can work ...
Helen Keller (1880–1968) – American activist, deafblind writer, speech "Strike Against The War" Carnegie Hall, New York 1916; Kathy Kelly (born 1952) – American peace and anti-war activist, arrested over 60 times during protests; member and organizer of international peace teams; Petra Kelly (1947–1992) – German politician, feminist ...
This is a list of lists of activists. List of abolitionists; List of African-American abolitionists; List of African American activists; List of animal rights advocates;
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968), chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), was a Baptist minister, activist, and the most well-known leader and spokesperson of the Civil Rights Movement.
Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer and civil rights activist who became one of the most important historical figures in the American justice system. ... but the most famous one is his 1901 ...
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focus on those African Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African Americans.
Shirin Ebadi (born 1947) – activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner for efforts for rights of women and children; Mohtaram Eskandari (1895–1924) – women's rights activist, founder of "Jam'iat e nesvan e vatan-khah" (Society of Patriotic Women) Soheila Hejab (born 1990) Sheema Kalbasi (born 1972) – writer, advocate for human rights and gender ...
Activists and community organizers in the reproductive-rights space share insights from their accomplishments and challenges in the year after SCOTUS overturned 'Roe.'