First black woman to be elected to the United States Congress in 1968
Primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite
Baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League
American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi
Social activist, after escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue
Activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance.
Most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century
American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.
American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
Activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement