He was also a civil rights advocate who helped desegregate the Cowboys.
Civil Rights
Stories and tributes to the lives touched by the civil rights movement.
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Dukes was head of the NAACP’s New York state conference for almost 50 years.
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He faced violence for fighting racial segregation and riding public transportation.
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She was a beloved icon of the 1960s Black Arts Movement.
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Mothershed Wair faced violent threats and protests just to attend high school.
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Lucy came up with the slogan of Memphis sanitation strikers, declaring “I Am a Man.”
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Reagon was also a co-founder of protest singing group The Freedom Singers.
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At just 6, she faced jeers and protests when she attended school alongside white children.
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He influenced Martin Luther King Jr. and helped shape the ‘60s civil rights movement.
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He helped peacefully desegregate Houston.
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