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Selected Activists and Reformers Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights…Biographies: Business, Philanthropy, and Labor
Business, Philanthropy, and Labor John Davison Rockefeller Biographies by Category Arts and Entertainment Business, Philanthropy, and Labor Politics and Government Science…Charlotte Beers Biography
Charlotte Beersadvertising executiveBorn: 7/26/1935Birthplace: Beaumont, Tex. Adept at combining her business acumen with a little Southern charm, Beers has paved the way for women to succeed…Linda Wachner Biography
Linda Wachnerapparel industry executiveBorn: 2/3/1946Birthplace: New York City As the CEO and chair of Warnaco Group, Inc. and Authentic Fitness Corp., and the first woman to lead a Fortune…Ty Warner Biography
Ty Warnertoy industry executiveBorn: 1940Birthplace: Illinois Little personal information is available on Warner except through his creations. As creator of the 1990s toy phenomenon Beanie…Belva Ann Lockwood Biography
Belva Ann Lockwood(née Bennett)Washington, DC, lawyer and women's rights activistBorn: 10/24/1830Birthplace: Royalton, N.Y. As a young woman, Lockwood taught at a number of schools in upstate…Mary Eliza Church Terrell Biography
Mary Eliza Church Terrellcivil rights and women's rights activistBorn: 9/23/1863Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. Although Church Terrell's parents had been born slaves, they eventually became…Crispus Attucks Biography
Crispus AttucksAmerican revolutionary patriotBorn: c. 1723Birthplace: Boston Of mixed African and American Indian ancestry, Attucks was the slave of William Brown of Framingham, Mass. Attucks…Medgar Evers Biography
Medgar Everscivil rights leaderBorn: 1925Birthplace: Decatur, Mississippi Dropping out of high school at 17 to join the army, Evers served in World War II. Returning home, he finished high school…Myrlie Evers-Williams Biography
Myrlie Evers-Williamscivil rights leaderBorn: 3/17/1933Birthplace: Vicksburg, Mississippi Evers-Williams married civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1951. The couple worked for the NAACP against…Trending
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