Society ❯ Civil Rights ❯ Activism

Historical Figures

Jesse Jackson Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend Jesse Jackson Claudette Colvin Viola Ford Fletcher Yvonne Lee Odom Clarence B. Jones Sybil Morial Rosa Parks Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Cesar Chavez Betty Reid Soskin Jo Ann Allen Boyce Eleanor Holmes Norton Paul Stephenson Harvey Milk César E. Chávez Bill Russell

Clarence B. Jones Dies at 95, Longtime Lawyer and Speechwriter to Martin Luther King Jr.

His death removes a direct, living link to key legal fights and speeches of the 1960s and leaves memorial plans and a film release pending.

Six States Order Half-Staff Flags, Kentucky Honors Jesse Jackson Motorcade

Public Farewells for Jesse Jackson Begin in Chicago, With Multi‑City Honors Ahead

Mike Johnson Denies Capitol Rotunda Honor for Jesse Jackson

Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Member of the Clinton 12, Dies at 84

Boston Dedicates Rebuilt North Washington Street Bridge as the William Felton “Bill” Russell Bridge