National Negro Congress (1935-1940s)

Embodying the Communist Party‘s turn from Third Period sectarianism to Popular Front coalition building, the National Negro Congress (NNC) was the culmination of the Party’s Depression-era effort to unite black and white workers and intellectuals in the fight for racial justice, and marked the apex … Read MoreRead MoreNational Negro Congress (1935-1940s)

Charlayne Hunter-Gault (1942- )

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, an award-winning journalist, author, and the first African American woman to integrate into the University of Georgia (UGA), was born in Due West, South Carolina, in 1942.  Hunter was born to Charles, a chaplain in the United States Army, and Althea Hunter.  She … Read MoreRead MoreCharlayne Hunter-Gault (1942- )

Norman Robert Allen, Jr. (1957- )

Norman (Norm) Robert Allen Jr. is a writer and secular humanist activist.  On August 31, 1989 Allen founded African Americans for Humanism, the first organization focused on the promotion of humanism and humanist ideals among people of African descent.  He was the executive director of … Read MoreRead MoreNorman Robert Allen, Jr. (1957- )