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This Date in History:
February 7 1842
Activist 		  William Monroe Trotter set an example for expressing protest!
*William Monroe Trotter was born on this date in 1872.
August 31 1842
Activist 		  Journalist Josephine Ruffin was dedicated!
*Josephine St.
November 21 1849
Activist 		  Money vs Race, Amanda Dickson!
*Amanda America Dickson was born on this date in 1849.
April 9 1852
Activist 		  Julia Hooks, an activist and educator with passion!
*The birth of Julia A.
March 16 1853
Activist 		  Lucy Parsons was a prominent actvist and socialist
*On this date we recall the birth of Lucy Parsons in 1853.
October 29 1853
Activist 		  A concerned citizen, Josephine Bruce.
*Josephine Bruce was born on this date in 1853.
August 10 1858
Activist 		  Anna Cooper, a black visionary of gender equality. .
*On this date in 1858, Anna Julia Haywood Cooper was born.
September 12 1859
Activist 		  Florence Kelly fought for civil rights!
*Florence Kelley was born on this date in 1859.
September 29 1860
Activist 		  Henrietta Davis, actress and orator.
*On this date we remember Henrietta Vinton Davis.
October 28 1861
Activist 		  Fredrick McGhee, lawyer and activist.
*On this date, we mark the birth of Fredrick L.
July 16 1862
Activist 		  Ida B. Wells, journalist and anti-lynching fighter. .
*On this date, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was born in 1862.
March 17 1863
Activist 		  Homer Plessy, activist on the Bayou!
*Homer Plessy, a Black businessman and civil rights activist, was born on this date in 1863.
September 10 1863
Activist 		  Jesse Moorland, civic leader and much more!
*On this date in 1863, Jesse Moorland was born.
September 23 1863
Activist 		  Mary Church Terrell, a founding mother of social activism.
*This date marks the birth of Mary “Mollie” Church Terrell in 1863.
April 11 1865
Activist 		  Mary Ovington, a pioneer in Civil Rights. .
*Mary White Ovington was born on this date in 1865.
September 17 1866
Activist 		  Educator and activist, Mary T. Burnett!
*On this date in 1866, Mary Talbert Burnett was born.
March 10 1867
Activist 		  Lilian Wald, activist and educator!
*Lillian Wald was born on this date in 1867.
February 23 1868
Activist 		  Sociologist, with a grand agenda, W.E.B. Du Bois.
*This date marks the birth of W.
June 2 1868
Activist 		  Activist John Hope had a vision. .
*On this date, we mark the birth of John Hope in 1868.
May 17 1875
Activist 		  Joel Spingarn, an ally of African America. . .
*Joel Spingarn was born on this date in 1875.
July 10 1875
Activist 		  Civil Rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune. .
*Mary McLeod Bethune was born on this date in Maysville, South Carolina in 1875.
November 8 1876
Activist 		  Eartha White, a full life of voice and giving!
*Eartha Mary Magdalene White was born on this date in 1876.
January 26 1878
Activist 		  One of St. Paul's finest S. E. Hall. . .
*S.
March 28 1878
Activist 		  Arthur Spingarn, an ally of African America. . .
*On this date in 1878 Arthur Spingarn was born.
December 15 1878
Activist 		  Kathryn Johnson, a front line activist!
*On this date in 1878, Kathryn Magnolia Johnson was born.
December 3 1882
Activist 		  Georgia's finest, John Wesley Dobbs!
*The birth of John Wesley Dobbs in 1882 is celebrated on this date.
December 13 1882
Activist 		  Jane E. Hunter was a South Carolina reformer.
*On this date in 1882 Jane Edna Hunter was born.
March 25 1883
Activist 		  Herbert Harrison, activist of excellence. . .
*The birth of Hubert Harrison in 1883 is celebrated on this date.
August 9 1885
Activist 		  Richard B. Moore, busnessman and activist!
*On this date in 1885, Richard B.
August 22 1885
Activist 		  John Artemus, an ally of blue collar workers!
*The birth of John Artemus in 1885 was celebrated on this date.
August 17 1887
Activist 		  Marcus Garvey, mainstay of "Back to Africa."
*This date marks the birth of Marcus Garvey in 1887.
April 20 1888
Activist 		  W. Gertrude Brown placed a premium on education.
*On this date we celebrate the birth of W.
April 15 1889
Activist 		  A. Phillip Randolph, labor and civil rights leader. .
*This date marks the birthday of A.
May 25 1889
Activist 		  Lillie Carroll Jackson, an NAACP original!
*Lillie M.
February 23 1892
Activist 		  Agnes Smedley, activist and social radical!
*Agnes Smedley was born on this date in 1892.
October 25 1892
Activist 		  Irene M. Gaines worked hard for her people.
*On this date in 1892, Irene M.
July 1 1893
Activist 		  Walter F. White, NAACP guide during the 20th Century. .
*Walter Francis White was born on this date in 1893.
July 24 1893
Activist 		  Charles S. Johnson, innovative sociologist!
*This date marks the birth of Charles Spurgeon Johnson in 1893.
September 26 1893
Activist 		  Freda Kirchway supported peace and racial equality!
*Freda Kirchwey was born on this date in 1893.
June 16 1896
Activist 		  Educator and activist, Melnea Cass!
*Melnea Cass was born on this date in 1896.
September 16 1896
Activist 		  Lester Granger worked hard through the Urban League.
*Lester Granger was born on this date in 1896.
December 12 1896
Activist 		  Activist against colonialism, Eslanda Robeson.
*Eslanda Goode Robeson was born on this date in 1896.
December 31 1896
Activist 		  Amy J. Garvey stood on her principles.
*Amy E.
October 28 1897
Activist 		  Amy Garvey, businesswoman and front-line activist!
*The birth of Amy Ashwood Garvey in 1897 is celebrated on this date.
April 9 1898
Activist 		  Paul Robeson, athlete, actor, singer, and activist.
*On this date in 1898, Paul Robeson was born.
May 3 1898
Activist 		  Septima P. Clark, South Carolina educator and civil rights activist
On this date in 1898, Septima P.
July 27 1898
Activist 		  Queen Mother witnessed much history. .
*On this date in 1898 Queen Mother was born.
July 5 1899
Activist 		  Anna Hedgeman was a force for civil rights!
*On this date in 1899 Anna Arnold Hedgeman was born.
December 5 1899
Activist 		  South Carolina's Modjeska Simkins, a driven woman.
*On this date in 1899, Mary Modjeska Monteith Simkins was born.
August 30 1901
Activist 		  Roy Wilkins, a real fighter for civil rights!
*On this date, Roy Wilkins was born in St.
December 8 1903
Activist 		  An impacting Black woman, Zelma George.
*Zelma Watson George was born on this date in 1903.
December 13 1903
Activist 		  Ella Baker was a tireless worker for freedom.
*Ella Baker was born on this date in 1903.
April 1 1905
Activist 		  Mother Hale, a true humanitarian...
*This date marks the birth of Mother Hale in 1905.
July 11 1905
Activist 		  The Niagara Movement founded. .
*This date marks the founding of the Niagara Movement.
December 17 1905
Activist 		  Activist, businesswoman, Nellie Stone Johnson.
*On this date we celebrate the birth of Nellie Stone Johnson in 1905.
April 12 1907
Activist 		  Helen Claytor, a YWCA original . . .
*Helen J.
November 11 1907
Activist 		  Artistic activism, Shirley Graham DuBois.
*On this date in 1907, Shirley Graham DuBois was born.
March 27 1909
Activist 		  Wally Nelson, a committed activist!
*Wallace F.
September 21 1909
Activist 		  Kwame Nkrumah fathered Pan-Africanism.
*On this date we mark the birth of Kwame Nkrumah in 1909.
March 17 1910
Activist 		  Bayard Rustin fought racism on the frontlines
*On this date, in 1910, Bayard Rustin was born.
December 29 1910
Activist 		  Mildred Jeffery fought for her beliefs!
*Mildred “Millie” Jeffrey was born on this date in 1910.
January 8 1912
Activist 		  African National Congress founded!
*On this date in 1912 The African National Congress was founded with the aid of W.
March 24 1912
Activist 		  Dorothy Height, a model of social consistency
*On this date in 1912 Dorothy Height was born.
April 17 1912
Activist 		  Jo Ann Gibson Robinson was an unsung activist!
*Jo Ann Gibson Robinson was born on this date in 1912.
May 18 1912
Activist 		  A dedicated activist, Walter Sisulu!
*Walter Sisulu was born on this date in 1912.
November 12 1912
Activist 		  Daisy Bates organized the "Little Rock Nine".
*On this date we remember the birth of Daisy Bates.
January 2 1913
Activist 		  Juanita Mitchell, an activist for life!
*Juanita Jackson Mitchell was born on this date in 1913.
February 4 1913
Activist 		  Rosa Parks, civil rights activist. . .
*Rosa Parks was born on this date in 1913.
February 23 1914
Activist 		  James Cameron, Holocaust Museum founder. . .
*James Cameron was born on this date in 1914.
February 7 1915
Activist 		  Political activist William White III born.
*Bill White, III was born on this date in 1915.
April 9 1917
Activist 		  Irene Kirkaldy, the Bus stopped here!
*Irene Morgan Kirkaldy was born on this date in 1917.
April 25 1917
Activist 		  Esther S. Brown fought racism in Kansas City!
*Esther Swirk Brown’s birth in 1917 is celebrated on this date.
October 6 1917
Activist 		  Fannie Lou Hamer, an eloquent and blunt civil rights activist.
*Fannie Lou Hamer was born on this date in 1917.
January 12 1920
Activist 		  James Farmer, educator & CORE founder!
*James Farmer, educator, administrator, activist, and founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), was born on this date in 1920.
July 31 1921
Activist 		  Whitney Young, Civil Rights administrator!
*On this date, we mark the birth of Whitney M.
August 21 1921
Activist 		  Matthew Little, activist and businessman!
*Matthew Little was born on this date in 1921.
October 6 1921
Activist 		  Joseph Lowery, outspoken and active.
*Reverend Joseph Lowery was born on this date in 1921.
March 9 1922
Activist 		  Floyd McKissick, former CORE director
*On this date in 1922, Floyd McKissick was born.
July 2 1922
Activist 		  Aaron Henry was an unsung hero. .
*Aaron Henry was born on this date in 1922.
April 12 1923
Activist 		  One of Minnesota's finest, Harry Davis Sr. . .
*Harry Davis was born on this date in 1923.
December 13 1923
Activist 		  One of Arkansas finest, Wiley Branton!
*Wiley Branton was born on this date in 1923.
May 19 1925
Activist 		  Malcolm X showed a unique side of Blackness. .
*This date marks the birthday of Malcolm X.
July 2 1925
Activist 		  Mississippi Civil Rights organizer, Medgar Evers. .
*Medgar Evers was born on this date in 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi.
January 5 1926
Activist 		  A soldier of the civil rights movement, Hosea Williams.
*On this date, Hosea Williams was born in, 1926.
March 11 1926
Activist 		  Ralph Abernathy was a civil rights pioneer
*This date marks the birth of Ralph David Abernathy in 1926.
April 27 1927
Activist 		  Coretta Scott King, a passionate activist!
*Coretta Scott King was born on this date in 1927.
October 5 1928
Activist 		  SNCC founder, James Forman.
*On this date in 1928, James Forman was born.
January 15 1929
Activist 		  The birth of a dreamer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
*This date marks the birth of Dr.
February 24 1931
Activist 		  Lillie Brown, civil rights activist
*Lillie Brown was born on this date in 1931.
October 7 1931
Activist 		  Desmond Tutu, priest and activist!
*Desmond Tutu was born on this date in 1931.
March 12 1932
Activist 		  Andrew Young, a pillar of community service. . .
*Andrew Young was born this date in 1932.
July 14 1932
Activist 		  Benjamin Karim, ally and teacher . . .
*Benjamin Karim was born on this date in 1932.
October 12 1932
Activist 		  Dick Gregory, painfully funny!
*Dick Gregory was born on this date in 1932.
April 22 1933
Activist 		  Norman Hill, an activist for Black labor!
*Norman Hill was born on this date in 1933.
June 25 1933
Activist 		  James Meredith, a differing view of segregation!
*James Meredith was born on this date in 1933.
September 7 1933
Activist 		  William Gibson, controversial activist!
The birth of Dr.
December 15 1933
Activist 		  Donald Woods wrote the truth of South Africa!
*The birth of Donald Woods in 1934 is marked on this date.
August 15 1935
Activist 		  Vernon Jordan Jr., a strong Black presence!
*Vernon E.
August 31 1935
Activist 		  From anger to peace, Eldridge Cleaver!
*Eldridge Cleaver was born on this date in 1935.
January 10 1936
Activist 		  Thelma White, a Texas original. . .
*On this date in 1936, Thelma Joyce White was born.
February 17 1936
Activist 		  Jim Brown, athlete, actor, activist.
*Jim Brown was born on this date in 1936.
May 28 1936
Activist 		  Betty Shabazz, keeping faith amid tragedy
*This date marks the birth of Betty Shabazz in 1936.
June 6 1939
Activist 		  A supporter of children, Marian Wright.Edelman!
*Marian Wright Edelman was born on this date in 1939.
January 14 1940
Activist 		  Julian Bond, a civil rights soldier!
*Julian Bond was born on this date in 1940.
June 29 1941
Activist 		  Stokley Carmichael, a natural nationalist. .
*Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Тигй was born on this date in 1941.
July 6 1941
Activist 		  TransAfrica founder, Randall Robinson . . .
*Randall Robinson was born in Richmond, Virginia, on this date in 1941.
July 25 1941
Activist 		  Emmett Till, a young life cut short . . .
*Emmett Till was born on this date in 1941.
September 23 1941
Activist 		  George Jackson, "Soledad Brother"
*This date marks the birth of George L.
October 8 1941
Activist 		  Jesse Jackson, "Been There, Doing That".
*On this date in 1941, Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville, South.
February 17 1942
Activist 		  Activist, Huey Newton made an impact during the 60's. . .
*Huey Newton was born on this date in 1942.
April 15 1942
Activist 		  C.O.R.E. effective against racism!
*The Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded on this date in 1942.
April 25 1942
Activist 		  Rubye Smith, dedicated to the cause!
*Rubye Smith was born on this date in 1942.
May 30 1943
Activist 		  James Chaney fought for civil rights
*On this date we remember the birth of James Chaney in 1943.
October 4 1943
Activist 		  H. "Rap" Brown, active and controversial.
*On this date in 1943, H.
November 23 1943
Activist 		  Andrew Goodman, activist who gave his life!
*Andrew Goodman was born on this date 1943.
January 26 1944
Activist 		  Angela Davis exemplifies sincere strength. . .
*On this date in 1944, Angela Davis was born.
May 13 1945
Activist 		  Kathleen Cleaver remains very active!
Kathleen Cleaver was born on this date in 1945.
December 18 1946
Activist 		  A disciple of Freedom, Stephen Biko!
*Stephen Biko was born on this date in 1946.
March 5 1947
Activist 		  Bernard Powell, a frontline activist!
*Bernard Powell was born on this date in 1947.
May 31 1947
Activist 		  Margaret Sloan-Hunter was Black Feminist Power. . .
*Margaret Sloan-Hunter was born on this date in 1947.
February 4 1948
Activist 		  Frank Wills, the truth will set you Free!
*Frank Wills was born on this date in 1948.
September 8 1954
Activist 		  Ruby Bridges was a brave young girl!
*Ruby Bridges was born on this date in 1954.
February 13 1957
Activist 		  Politcal organization the SCLC begins!
*On this date in 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is founded.
February 1 1960
Activist 		  SNCC, political organization formed!
*On this date we celebrate the beginning of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
June 30 1971
Activist 		  Crusaders against injustice, the Southern Poverty Law Center!
*The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was founded on June 30, 1971.
February 4 1989
Activist 		  A face of HIV/AIDS, Nkosi Johnson
*Nkosi Johnson was born this date in 1989.
November 30 2004
Activist 		  Mfume resigns from NAACP!
*On this date in 2004, Kweisi Mfume announced his resignation from the Presidents post of the NAACP.
June 26 2005
Activist 		  NAACP names new president!
*On this date in 2005 the NAACP chose Bruce Gordon as its next President and Chief Executive Officer.
 
 

    

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