Fannie Lou Hamer 1917-1977 Fannie Lou Hamer became active in the Civil Rights movement when she was denied the right to register to...
James Weldon Johnson 1871-1938 James Weldon Johnson was a multitalented and prolifically creative figure in the artistic, political, and civil rights domains of...
Medgar Evers 1925-1963 Medgar Evers’ work as NAACP state field secretary for Mississippi led to his assassination by a white supremacist. After...
Roy Wilkins 1901-1981 Roy Wilkins rose through the ranks of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to become one...
Walter Francis White 1893-1955 Walter Francis White spent most of his highly accomplished career in the service of the National Association for the...