Civil Rights – NAACP
Mondaire L. Jones (1987- )
New York Congressman Mondaire Jones was born in Nyack, New York, on May 18, 1987. He grew up in a...
9) Warren County, North Carolina (1779- )
Founded in 1779, Warren County, North Carolina, is the birthplace of the environmental racism movement. In 1982 members of the...
Whoopi Goldberg (1955- )
Legendary actor, activist, and comic Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in Manhattan, New York, on November 13, 1955,...
Sarah Rector (1902-1967) [Children’s Edition]
This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here. Who are they: Eleven-year-old...
The Stolen Girls (1963)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This entry is for juvenile audiences. To see the full version of this entry, click here.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Who are they: In 1963,...
George Washington Lee (1903-1955)
George Washington Lee was an African American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. On May 7, 1955, Lee was murdered...
Russell L. Adams, Sr. (1930- )
Historian and Political Scientist Russell L. Adams, Sr. was born on August 13, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland, to James Russell,...
Theodore Kenneth Lawless (1892-1971)
Theodore Kenneth “T.K.” Lawless, MD was an internationally-known dermatologist who helped pioneer techniques to treat syphilis and was one of...
Jessie R. Fauset (1882-1961)
Jessie Redmon Fauset, known as the “Midwife of the Harlem Renaissance,” was born in Fredericksville, Camden County, New Jersey on...
