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.
This is the grave of Caroline LeCount. Born in 1846 in Philadelphia, LeCount grew up in the Black activism of the pre-Civil War community of that city. Her father was.
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.
I went to the FDR Library last week and saw its temporary exhibit, "Museum Exhibit Review: Black Americans, Civil Rights, and Black Americans, 1932-1962." It's pretty well known that FDR's.
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 I say frequently, it is extremely unfortunate that our vision of the civil rights movement has been reduced to just a few people in public memory. This doesn't surprise.
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.
This is the grave of Oliver Brown. Born in 1918 in Springfield, Missouri, Brown at some point moved to Topeka, Kansas and worked as a welder on the Atchison, Topeka,.
