In 1961, President Kennedy acknowledged Alice Dunnigan as the first African American White House correspondent after two years of being ignored. She became the first Black woman in the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries.
New Zealand communist and an organiser of protest movements, particularly against the Vietnam War, apartheid and racism.
American author and educator, renowned for her children’s books and young adult novels that often explore themes of racial identity and social justice.
African-American suffragist, civil rights activist, and community leader.
American activist for education and civil rights
American educator and civil rights activist
Renowned South African singer and civil rights activist.
Influential civil rights activist and public health advocate
American civil rights activist and educator
Leading African-American civil rights and human rights activist throughout much of the twentieth century.