Julia Matilda Burns
US civil rights activist
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Rosie Head
US civil rights activist
Marilyn Luper Hildreth
US civil rights activist
Marie-Célie Agnant
Author of poetry, novels and novellas, she is also a talented storyteller and author of young adult and children’s books.
Marguerite Belafonte
NAACP fundraiser
Janie Porter Barrett
From her home in Hampton, Barrett founded the Locust Street Settlement House, serving her local Black community with classes, childcare, entertainments, and lectures.
Rosa Dixon Bowser
A noted educator and nationally known club woman, Bowser developed night classes and led summer teaching institutes throughout the state of Virginia for African American educators. She would later become a founder and president of the Virginia State Teachers Association.
Jamila Jones
Jamila Jones sang professionally as a teenager with the Montgomery Gospel Trio and the Harambee Singers. In 1958, she came to the Highlander Folk School for nonviolent activist training.
Dorie Ladner
Sisters Dorie and Joyce Ladner grew up in Mississippi and became civil rights activists as teenagers in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Joyce Ladner
Sisters Dorie and Joyce Ladner grew up in Mississippi and became civil rights activists as teenagers in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).