John Lewis is a politician and activist. He was one of the original 13 Freedom riders. As chairman of SNCC he helped organize the March on Washington in 1963.

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Attallah Shabazz born in 1958 is the oldest daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. She witnessed her father’s assassination when she was 6 years old. She is an actress, author, ambassador, activist and motivational speaker.

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Harry Edwards is a sociologist, author, and activist. He is the architect of The Olympic Project for Human Rights which led to the black power salutes by Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Olympics.

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Jessica Byrd is a black queer feminist and activist.

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Marcus Garvey advanced a philosophy to on economic empowerment focusing on the African continent known as Garveyism in the 1960’s.

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Yolanda King 1955 to 2007. She was an activist and an actress. Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

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John Singleton was born in 1968. He is a film director, producer, and screenwriter. In 1991 he was the first black person as well as the youngest person to be nominated for best director at the Academy Awards.

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Anita Hill is an attorney, writer, activist and academic. In 1991 she testified against then U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas for sexual harassment. A polygraph revealed she was being truthful. Thomas refused a polygraph.

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Malcolm X, 1925 to 1965, Nation of Islam minister and civil rights activist.

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Winnie Mandela born 9/26/1938 died 4/2/2018. A.K.A. First Lady of South Africa and Mother of the Nation. She was a social worker, activist, and politician. She headed the African National Congress Women’s League. She was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, he was imprisoned for 27 of those years.

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