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An educational guide on the history of black people in the United States and around the world.
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Black Men in History
Martin Luther King Jr.
A Baptist minister and prominent activist/leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Malcolm X
A Muslim minister and prominent civil rights activist.
John Lewis
Former U.S. Congressman and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Thurgood Marshall
An American lawyer and civil rights activist who served on the U.S. Supreme Court.
James Baldwin
American novelist, playwright, poet, and activist. His work often included themes such as masculinity, race, sexuality, and class.
Nelson Mandela
A revolutionary, philanthropist, and political leader who served as the President of South Africa and the President of the African National Congress.
7 Civil Rights Leaders You Need to Know | History Countdown
The Erasure of Black Women from History with Dr Janet D Bell | Black America
Black Women in History
Ruby Bridges
The first black child to attend a previously all white school.
Claudette Colvin
One of the first black women to protest Montgomery's segregated bus system.
Harriet Tubman
An escaped slave woman who helped many other slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.
Marsha P Johnson
An activist, self-identified drag queen, performer, and survivor. A prominent figure in the Stonewall Uprising of 1969.
Sojourner Truth
An abolitionist and women's rights activist.
Toni Morrison
A celebrated author who was the first black woman to win a Nobel prize for literature.
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