This is the grave of James Forten. Born free in Philadelphia in 1766, Forten came from a family of freed people. In fact, it was his grandfather who had become.
This is the grave of David Bustill Bowser. Born in 1820 in Philadelphia, Bowser grew up free. His family had fought for Black rights going back a couple of generations.
As we lose our civil rights leaders, we need to note them. Charles Person was not the most famous of them because he made decisions to live a pretty normal.
This is the grave of Addie Wyatt. Born in 1924 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Wyatt grew up poor. Her family got out of Mississippi in 1930, following the Great Migration to.
This is the grave of Rev. Joseph Lowery. Born in 1921 in Huntsville, Alabama, Lowery grew up in the Black middle class of that city. His father owned a business.
One of the all-time legends has passed. SNCC veteran, came to activation in the Albany movement, founded the Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, total all time great.
As the generation of activists who pushed the civil rights movement forward passes from the scene, it at least gives us an opportunity to remember them one last time. Or,.
This is the grave of Hosea Williams. Born in 1926 in Attapulgus, Georgia, Williams grew up poor. His parents had met at a school for the blind and his father.
