Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York. When she was 29 years old, Truth walked to freedom with her child Sophia. In 1843, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth and resolved to “speak for...
Minnijean Brown, Terrance Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls, otherwise known as the “Little Rock Nine,” were...
William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B) Du Bois founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Niagara Movement.
Du Bois was involved in the academic fields of sociology,...
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most prominent and well- respected leaders in American history. During the 1950s, King lead the Civil Rights movement and played an integral role in the Montgomery...