Category: US Civil Rights Activists

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宅治山下 25 Oct 1874 日本愛媛県八幡浜市 - 1959

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Ralph Abernathy 11 Mar 1926 Linden, Marengo Couty, Alabama, United States - 17 Apr 1990

Jeffrey Adachi 29 Aug 1959 Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States - 22 Feb 2019

Afesa Adams 20 Feb 1936 Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, United States - 06 May 2018

Amos Alcott 29 Nov 1799 Wolcott, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 04 Mar 1888

Nellie (Allen) Johnson 17 Dec 1905 Dakota County, Minnesota - 02 Apr 2002

Richard Allen 14 Feb 1760 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 26 Mar 1831

Marian Anderson 27 Feb 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Apr 1993

Susan Anthony 15 Feb 1820 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Mar 1906

Richard Aoki 20 Nov 1938 San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States - 15 Mar 2009

Sadie (Armstrong) Joseph 30 Apr 1944 Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States - 12 Jul 2019

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Ella Baker 13 Dec 1903 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 13 Dec 1986

Mignon (Barker) Richmond 01 Apr 1897 Utah, United States - 10 Mar 1984

Sarah (Bass) Allen 1764 Isle of Wight Co, Virginia - 16 Jul 1849

Harriet (Beecher) Stowe 14 Jun 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Jul 1896

James Bevel 19 Oct 1936 Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States - 19 Dec 2008

Charles Bibb 07 Feb 1922 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 23 Oct 2015

Alice Blackwell 14 Sep 1857 Orange, Essex, New Jersey - 15 Mar 1950

Jean Baptiste Francois Boisdore abt 1824 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 13 Dec 1897

Horace Bond 14 Jan 1940 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 15 Aug 2015

Stanley Branche 31 Jul 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Dec 1992

Antoinette (Brown) Blackwell 20 May 1825 Henrietta, Monroe, New York, United States - 05 Nov 1921

Hallie Brown 10 Mar 1849 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA - 16 Sep 1949

Linda Brown 20 Feb 1942 Kansas, United States - 25 Mar 2018

Oliver Brown 02 Aug 1918 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States - 20 Jun 1961

Rose (Buchman) Yoneda 04 Sep 1906 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 29 May 1988

Lucy Burns 28 Jul 1879 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 22 Dec 1966

Nannie Burroughs 02 May 1879 Orange, Virginia, United States - 20 May 1961

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Elizabeth (Cady) Stanton 12 Nov 1815 Johnstown, Fulton, New York, United States - 26 Oct 1902

James Cameron 25 Feb 1914 La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States - 11 Jun 2006

Alice Cary 26 Apr 1820 Mount Healthy, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 12 Feb 1871

Octavius Catto 22 Feb 1839 Charleston, South Carolina - 10 Oct 1871

Elizabeth Chace 09 Dec 1806 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 12 Dec 1899

Elizabeth Chandler 24 Dec 1807 Centre, Delaware, United States - 02 Nov 1834

James Chaney 30 May 1943 Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - 21 Jun 1964

John (Chaney) London 12 Jan 1876 San Francisco, California, United States - 22 Nov 1916

Mary (Church) Terrell 23 Sep 1863 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 24 Jul 1954

Cassius (Clay) Ali 17 Jan 1942 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. - 03 Jun 2016

Lucretia (Coffin) Mott 03 Jan 1793 Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA - 11 Nov 1880

Martha (Coffin) Wright 25 Dec 1806 Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Jan 1875

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Vernon Dahmer 10 Mar 1908 Kelly, Forrest, Mississippi, United States - 10 Jan 1966

Jonathan Daniels 20 Mar 1939 Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States - 20 Aug 1965

Raiford Chatman Davis 18 Dec 1917 Cogdell, Clinch, Georgia, United States - 04 Feb 2005

Louise (DeKoven) Bowen 26 Feb 1859 Chicago, Illinois - 09 Nov 1953

Stormé DeLarverie 24 Dec 1920 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 24 May 2014

John Dobbs 26 Mar 1882 Georgia, United States - 30 Aug 1961

Lavinia Dock 26 Feb 1858 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Apr 1956

Shirley Douglas 02 Apr 1934 Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada - 05 Apr 2020

Mabel (Doyle) Staupers 27 Feb 1890 Barbados, Antilles, British West Indies - 30 Sep 1989

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Eva (Emery) Dye 17 Jul 1855 Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, United States - 25 Feb 1947

Mitsuye (Endo) Tsutsumi 10 May 1920 Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States - 14 Apr 2006

Richard (Erdos) Erdoes 07 Jul 1912 Frankfurt, Germany - 16 Jul 2008

Medgar Evers 02 Jul 1925 Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States - 12 Jun 1963

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James Farmer 12 Jan 1920 Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States - 19 Jul 1999

Barney Ford 22 Jan 1822 Stafford, Virginia, United States - 22 Dec 1902

Abby Foster 15 Jan 1811 Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Jan 1887

Stephen Foster 17 Nov 1809 Canterbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 08 Sep 1881

Lydia (Francis) Child 11 Feb 1802 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1880

Golden Frinks 15 Aug 1920 Wampee, Horry County, South Carolina, United States - 19 Jul 2004

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Anna Gardner 25 Jan 1816 Nantucket, Massachusetts - 18 Feb 1901

Minnie (Gardner) Gaston 03 Apr 1909 Alabama - 03 Jun 2000

Arthur Gaston abt 04 Jul 1892 Demopolis Alabama - 20 Jan 1996

Daisy (Gatson) Bates 11 Nov 1914 Huttig, Union, Arkansas, United States - 04 Nov 1999

Andrew Goodman 23 Nov 1943 New York City, New York, USA - 21 Jun 1964

Viola (Gregg) Liuzzo 11 Apr 1925 California, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Mar 1965

Angelina (Grimke) Weld 20 Feb 1805 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 26 Oct 1879

Sarah (Grimke) Grimké 26 Nov 1792 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 23 Dec 1873

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Robert Harlan 12 Dec 1816 Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States - 24 Sep 1897

Gloria (Hayes) Richardson 06 May 1922 Baltimore, Maryland - 15 Jul 2021

Dorothy Height 24 Mar 1912 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America - 20 Apr 2010

Gordon Hirabayashi 23 Apr 1918 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 02 Jan 2012

William Hohri 13 Mar 1927 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 12 Nov 2010

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Yuji Ichioka 23 Jun 1936 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 01 Sep 2002

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Donald (Jackson) Kenyatta 03 Mar 1944 Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Jan 1992

Mahalia Jackson 26 Oct 1911 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 27 Jan 1972

Marvel (Jackson) Cooke 04 Apr 1903 Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States - 29 Nov 2000

Harriet Jacobs abt 1813 Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States - 07 Mar 1897

Bernice (Johnson) Reagon 1940s

Juanita (Jones) Abernathy 01 Dec 1931 Laneville, Hale County, Alabama, United States - 12 Sep 2019

Melnea (Jones) Cass abt 16 Jun 1894 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 16 Dec 1978

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Akiko (Kato) Kurose 11 Feb 1925 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 24 May 1998

Martin King 15 Jan 1929 501 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 04 Apr 1968

Michael King abt 19 Dec 1897 Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia, United States - 11 Nov 1984

Fred Korematsu 30 Jan 1919 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 30 Mar 2005

Sueko (Kunitomi) Embrey 06 Jan 1923 Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 15 May 2006

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Carrie (Lane) Chapman Catt 09 Jan 1859 Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States - 12 Mar 1947

Caroline Lecount 26 Feb 1846 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Jan 1923

John Lewis 21 Feb 1940 Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States - 17 Jul 2020

Jarm (Logue) Loguen 05 Feb 1809 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee - 30 Sep 1872

Kaaxgal.aat (Lukaax̱.ádi) Peratrovich 04 Jul 1911 Petersburg, Alaska Territory, United States - 01 Dec 1958

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Kathleen (Manning) Simon abt 1864 Kyle, County Wexford, Ireland - 27 Mar 1955

Mike Masaoka 15 Oct 1915 Fresno, Fresno, California, United States - 26 Jun 1991

Martin Matsudaira 12 Nov 1937 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 24 Mar 2019

Setsuko (Matsunaga) Nishi 17 Oct 1921 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 18 Nov 2012

Freda (McDonald) Baker 03 Jun 1906 St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America - 12 Apr 1975

Essie Moody 15 Sep 1940 Centreville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States - 05 Feb 2015

Anna Murray 20 Nov 1910 Baltimore, Maryland, USA - 01 Jul 1985

Marie (Muse) Freeman 24 Nov 1916 Danville, Virginia, United States - 12 Jan 2018

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Mary (Nakahara) Kochiyama 19 May 1921 San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States - 01 Jun 2014

Diane Nash 1930s

Norma (Nelson) McCorvey 22 Sep 1947 Simmesport, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States - 18 Feb 2017

William Nesbit 11 Oct 1822 Pennsylvania, United States - 26 Oct 1895

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Frank Ogawa 17 May 1917 Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States - 13 Jul 1994

Evelyn Okubo 01 Feb 1952 Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States - 18 Jul 1970

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Gerald Pearson 03 Jul 1942 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 19 Jul 1984

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Eliza (Pickrell) Routt abt May 1839 Sangamon, Illinois, United States - 22 Mar 1907

Davis Platt 17 Feb 1923 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA - 03 Oct 2008

Amelia (Platts) Robinson 18 Aug 1911 Savannah, Georgia, United States - 26 Aug 2015

Septima (Poinsette) Clark 03 May 1898 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 15 Dec 1987

George Puntenney 15 Jun 1798 Rome, Adams, Ohio, United States - abt 1845

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James Reeb 01 Jan 1927 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA - 11 Mar 1965

Frederick (Robinson) Shuttlesworth 18 Mar 1922 Mount Meigs, Montgomery, Alabama - 05 Oct 2011

Bayard Rustin 17 Mar 1912 West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Aug 1987

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Ruben Salazar 03 Mar 1928 Ciudad Juárez, Juárez, Chihuahua, México - abt 29 Aug 1970

Abigail (Scott) Duniway 22 Oct 1834 Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois, United States - 11 Oct 1915

Darren Seals 15 May 1987 Ferguson, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 06 Sep 2016

Abraham Shadd 02 Mar 1801 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 11 Feb 1882

Mary (Shadd) Cary 09 Oct 1823 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 05 Jun 1893

Lucille (Sharp) Times 12 Apr 1922 Hope Hull, Montgomery, Alabama, United States - 16 Aug 2021

Abigail (Smith) Adams 22 Nov 1744 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 28 Oct 1818

Abraham Smith 1876 Alabama - 28 May 1940

Creola (Smith) Gaston 1903 Alabama - 05 May 1930

Lamar Smith Mar 1893 Caseyville, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA - 13 Aug 1955

Charles Steele 17 Feb 1914 McDowell County, West Virginia, United States - 19 Aug 1980

Mary (Sterling) Brockway 28 Feb 1876 Curtis, Arkansas, United States - 24 Oct 1959

James Stern 13 Jun 1964 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 11 Oct 2019

William Still 07 Oct 1821 Burlington, New Jersey, United States - 14 Jul 1902

Lucy Stone 13 Aug 1818 West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 18 Oct 1893

Marjory (Stoneman) Douglas 07 Apr 1890 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 14 May 1998

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Cherry (Tanaka) Kinoshita 13 Oct 1923 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 29 Jul 2008

Sarah Thorn abt 1792 Burlington, New Jersey, United States - bef 18 Aug 1859

Charlie Times 08 Apr 1910 Alabama, United States - Feb 1978

Albion Tourgée 02 May 1838 Williamsfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA - 21 May 1905

Fannie (Townsend) Hamer 06 Oct 1917 Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States - 14 Mar 1977

Marion (Townsend) Jackson 12 Sep 1932 Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, United States - 22 May 2007

Miguel Trujillo 30 Apr 1904 Isleta Pueblo, Bernalillo, New Mexico Territory, United States - 27 Aug 1989

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Charles Turner 03 Feb 1867 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 14 Feb 1923

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Edison Uno 18 Oct 1929 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 24 Dec 1976

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Cordy Vivian 30 Jul 1924 Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States - 17 Jul 2020

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Henry Wagoner 27 Feb 1816 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA - 27 Jan 1901

Addie (Waites) Hunton 11 Jun 1875 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 21 Jun 1943

Wyatt Walker 16 Aug 1928 Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - 23 Jan 2018

Ruby (Wallace) Dee 27 Oct 1922 Cleveland, Ohio - 11 Jun 2014

William Walling 14 Mar 1877 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 12 Sep 1936

Julia (Ward) Howe 27 May 1819 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Oct 1910

Eunice (Waymon) Simone 21 Feb 1933 Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States - 21 Apr 2003

Ida (Wells) Barnett 16 Jul 1862 Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States - 25 Apr 1931

Donald West 06 Jun 1906 Devil's Hollow, Gilmer, Georgia, United States - 29 Sep 1992

Maria (Weston) Chapman 25 Jul 1806 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Jul 1885

Hosea (Wiggins) Williams 05 Jan 1926 Attapulgus, Decatur County, Georgia, United States - 16 Nov 2000

Eugene Woodson 13 Feb 1924 Douglass Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - abt Jul 1983

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Minoru Yasui 19 Oct 1916 Hood River, Hood River, Oregon, United States - 12 Nov 1986

Karl Yoneda 15 Jul 1906 Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States - 09 May 1999

Aiko (Yoshinaga) Herzig-Yoshinaga 05 Aug 1924 Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States - 18 Jul 2018

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