Civil Rights Activists
Marietta Cooper Bryant (1912-2003)
Marietta Cooper Bryant was an Arizona educator and civil rights activist best known for fighting for her right to teach...
Addie Fletcher Booth (1902-1996)
Addie Fletcher Booth was an educator, civil rights activist, and labor organizer. She was born Addie De Vault on October...
Constance Marie Tucker (1950-2015)
Connie Tucker was a Black freedom struggle and an environmental justice (EJ) movement leader. She was also a political prisoner...
James Meredith’s March Against Fear (1966)
The “March Against Fear” began on June 5, 1966, and was initiated by civil rights activist James Meredith. Four years...
Georgette M. Norman (1946- )
Historian, thespian, activist Georgette M. Norman was born on January 27, 1946, in Montgomery, Alabama, to George Maggie Norman, a...
A. Peter Bailey (1938- )
Journalist, historian, activist A. Peter Bailey was born on February 24, 1938, in Columbus, Georgia, to Upson Bailey, Sr. from...
Rita Gertrudis Bosaho (1965- )
Rita Gertrudis Bosaho is the first person of color, male or female, to be elected to a seat in the...
Howard Fuller (1941- )
Howard Lamar Fuller, civil rights and education activist, was born January 14, 1941, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Juanita Smith and...
Paul B. Cornely (1906-2002)
Paul B. Cornely is remembered today as a public health pioneer and civil rights leader whose activism contributed to the...
