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Anthony, Susan
Douglass, Frederick
Du Bois, W.E.B.
Evers, Medgar
Gandhi, Mahatma
Garvey, Marcus
Jackson, Jesse
King, Coretta Scott
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Malcolm X
Mandela, Nelson
Parks, Rosa
Scott, Dred
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
Truth, Sojourner
Tubman, Harriet
Wells, Ida B.
Williams, Hosea
Aung San Suu Kyi
Biography of the Burmese woman fighting for democracy and freedom in her homeland.
Cesar Chavez
Biography of the civil rights and labor leader who founded the United Farm Workers.
Cleaver, (Leroy) Eldridge
Tells about the life of this preacher of the doctrine of Black Power who made two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Presidency.
Coleman A. Young
Comprehensive profile of the politician and civil rights activist who served as mayor of Detroit for five consecutive terms. Includes photographs, audio clips from his funeral, and forum. From the Detroit Free Press.
Elijah Muhammad
Black nationalist and Nation of Islam spiritual leader who rejected Christianity as the religion of the oppressor.
Lech Walesa
A leader of the Solidarity movement that lead the Poles out of communism. Includes a brief biography.
Martin Delany
Tells about the black nationalist who labored to see newly-freed slaves treated fairly and who urged a return to Africa. Includes excerpts from his writings.
Randolph, A Philip
Introduces the man who played a leading role in the struggle for black rights from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Rigoberta Menchu
Biography of the Guatemalan political worker active in labor, campesino and human rights groups.
Saro-Wiwa, Kenule Beeson
Biography of Nigerian writer, environmentalist, and political leader of the Ogoni. In English and French.
Young, Andrew
Biography of Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. American civil rights leader, politician, and clergyman.
Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr. (1932-)
From the Biographical directory of the United States Congress.


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