Erica Anderson

Independent Historian

Erica Lee Anderson is an undergraduate history student at the University of Washington.  Having lived all over the United States, she has always had an interest in history.  She hopes to graduate from the University of Washington in June of 2008 with a B.A. in history.  From there, she hopes to attend graduate school in the Seattle area to obtain her Master’s In Teaching and eventually teach elementary school.

Lowndes County Freedom Organization

Letter on Lowndes County Freedom Organization Stationary, ca. 1966 Image Ownership: Public Domain The Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), also known as the Black Panther Party, was started in 1965 under the direction of Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) activist Stokely Carmichael.  In 1965, Lowndes … Read MoreLowndes County Freedom Organization

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Miss. Freedom Democratic Party State Convention, Jackson, Mississippi, July 1964 Image Courtesy of David Walters, Holt Labor Library, Labor Studies and Radical History The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) was founded on April 26, 1964 as part of a voter registration project for African Americans … Read MoreMississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Cleveland Sellers (1944- )

Image Courtesy of Cleveland L. Sellers, Jr. Cleveland Sellers was born on November 8, 1944 in Denmark, South Carolina.  Cleveland became interested in the Civil Rights Movement with the murder of Emmett Till in 1955.  In 1960 at 15, he organized his first sit-in protest … Read MoreCleveland Sellers (1944- )

Gloria Richardson (1922- )

Gloria Richardson and Protestors facing National Guard Troops Image Ownership: Public Domain Gloria Hayes Richardson was born on May 6, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland to parents John and Mabel Hayes.  During the Great Depression her parents moved the family to Cambridge, Maryland, the home of … Read MoreGloria Richardson (1922- )

Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937- )

Eleanor Holmes Norton was born on June 13, 1937 in Washington, D.C. to parents Coleman and Vela Holmes.  Both her parents were government employees.  Growing up in a well educated and politically conscious household caused Eleanor Holmes to be very aware of the surrounding struggles … Read MoreEleanor Holmes Norton (1937- )

Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)

Wilma Rudolph with Her Olympic Gold Medals Image Courtesy of The Library of Congress Wilma Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940 in Bethlehem, Tennessee, one of eight children to parents Ed and Blanche Rudolph.  Wilma weighed only four-and-a-half pounds at birth and was born … Read MoreWilma Rudolph (1940-1994)

Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942- )

Image Ownership: Public Domain Bernice Johnson Reagon, singer/composer, cultural historian, author, and producer, was born on October 4, 1942 in Dougherty County, Georgia, to Reverend Jessie Johnson and Beatrice Johnson. The third child of eight, she began singing at the age of five in her … Read MoreBernice Johnson Reagon (1942- )