Civil Rights | Great Black Heroes

CIVIL RIGHTS

The fight for Civil Rights became one of the biggest movements in the 19th and 20th centuries. For some, the passion for equality became an overarching theme for their lives. These are the heroes who fought to guarantee Civil Rights for the masses.

thurgoodmarshall02 — Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was the first Black Justice of the United States Supreme Court
January 10, 2012/by Gaius Chamberlain

Rosa Parks - greatblackheroes.com — Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks helped to set off the civil rights movement, refusing to give up her bus seat
February 7, 2013/by Gaius Chamberlain

Malcolm X - greatblackheroes.com — Malcolm X
Malcolm X was one of the most influential activists in the history of the United States
January 28, 2018/by Gaius Chamberlain

harriettubman01 — Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who helped other slaves escape to freedom
December 16, 2011/by Henrietta Cast

Frederick Douglass - greatblackheroes.com — Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was the most well-known Black abolitionists in the US
January 22, 2015/by Gaius Chamberlain

Ella Baker - greatblackheroes.com — Ella Baker
Ella Baker, renown as a civil rights pioneer, struggled against sexism within the movement
November 23, 2018/by Gaius Chamberlain

Bayard Rustin - greatblackheroes.com — Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was an unknown hero of the civil rights movement of the 1960's
February 1, 2015/by Gaius Chamberlain