Race and American Society- People

People 

Booker T Washington 

• 1895-1915
• slave in rural virginia
• set up schools in the south for blacks
• became head of a school
•  Impvoved education and skill prospects for black Americans in the south
• Iconic speaker withouut violence/ protest rallies.

People

Frederick Douglass:

• 1845-1881
• Born a slave
• contributed towards abolition of slavery
• participated in America Anti-slavery society hundred convention project.

People

Ida B Wells 

• Late 1800's-1931
• Wanted equality of all people
• Black rights, womans rights, anti- lynching
• supporter of the UNIA

People

Mary McLeod Bethune:

• 1888-1955
• founder of NACW, NCNW
• first African American woman to become a federal agency head.
• opposed segregation 

People

W.E.B Du Bois: 

• 1896-1963
• Born a free black
• First African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University
• Member of the Niagara movement and the NAACP
• Founder and main leader of the NAACP

People

A Philip Randolph: 

• Determined to achieve equality
• Socialist
• led protests that spurred desegregation of the US military.
• Organizer of the 1957 prayer pilgrimage for civil rights, the 1958 and 1959 marches for school integration.
• Organized the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King delivered his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech.

People

Ella Baker:

• 1930's- 1986
• Associated with the NAACP 1940
• moved to atlanta to organise the southern christian leader conference 1958.
• worked with the SCLC

People 

Fannie-Lou Hammer:

• 1962-1977
• Founder of the MFDP- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
• Got President L.B Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act 

People 

Fannie-Lou Hammer:

• 1962-1977
• Founder of the MFDP- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
• Got President L.B Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act 

People 

Janet McColud:

• 1960's- death 
• Activist group Survival of American Indian Association.
• Staged fish-ins
• The Indigenous Woman's Network. 

People

James Meredith: 

• 1961-present
• promoted racial integration in all educational facilities
• First African American to attend Mississippi university 1962
• March in 1966 promoting racial equality. 

People 

Rosa Parks:

• 1943-2005
• Montgomery Bus Boycott
• supported de-seggregation/ equal rights
• supports the NAACP.

People 

Martin Luther King Jr:

• 1945-1968
• Nobel peace prize
• Freedom walk
• 'I have a dream' speech 1963
• Joined Rosa Parks bus boycott

People

Malcom X: 

• 1952-1965
• Racist views on white people
• Mainstream Civil Rights Leader
• Explained the amendments and told people to defend themselves
• Supported by many

People

Marcus Garvey: 

• 1920-1940
• founded the UNIA 1914
• Wanted African Americans to be proud of ther race/ return to Africa
• Wanted social, political and economical freedom for blacks.

People 

Stokely Carmichael: 

• 1960's
• Black Power
• Participated in freedom rides
• Became chairman of the NSCC 1966

People

Huey Newton: 

• 1966-1987
• Co-founder of the Black Panthers ( Bobby-Seal)
• Fatal shooting of John Frey 

People

Tommie Smith:

• Tried to boycott the 1968 olympics
• Equality and rights for black people.
• Gave a black power salute after his olympic win.

People

President Truman:

• 
  1945-1953
• Set up civil rights commitee in 1946
• Stepped on descrimination in armed forces( based on race).
• Created three executive orders which became the structure for civil rights laws.

People

James Farmer:

• 1942-1985
• Formation of CORE
• First desagregation in resturant
• Took part on Freedom Rides

People

President Kennedy:

• 1947-1963
• Cuban missile crisis
• Millitary Service
• Tried to stop segregation in universities/ colleges.
• NAACP supported him
• Protected and supported James Meredith (university).