Miriam Makeba: 10 Important Achievements
Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) was a renowned South African musician and civil rights activist. Due to her criticism of the apartheid regime, Makeba was banned from South Africa from 1960 to...
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William Lloyd Garrison: 10 Major Accomplishments of the Renowned Journalist and Civil Rights Activist
Beginning his career as a typesetter at Newburyport Herald, William Lloyd Garrison went on to become one of the most prominent anti-slavery activists and suffragists in our nation’s history. The...
Thurgood Marshall: Fast Facts, Supreme Court Cases, and Accomplishments
Fast Facts: Thurgood Marshall Born: Thoroughgood Marshall Date of Birth: July 2, 1908 Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Death: January, 24, 1993; Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. Burial Place: Arlington National...
Timeline: Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was a renowned American civil rights activist, author and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. She was most known for being very active and vocal in...
Mahatma Gandhi: 12 Most Important Achievements
Mahatma Gandhi was a renowned Indian civil rights activist and undoubtedly India’s greatest leader of the 20th century. Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gandhi was best known for his non-violent approach...