Gallery - Black Movement Leaders Project

The Black Movement LEaders Gallery

Harriet Tubman, 1820-1913

Harriet Tubman, 1820-1913

Pauli Murray

Pauli Murray

Clennon King, 1920-2000

Clennon King, 1920-2000

Jennie Fulgham, 1922-2013

Jennie Fulgham, 1922-2013

James Baldwin, 1924-1987

James Baldwin, 1924-1987

Hikmah Gardiner, 1929-

Hikmah Gardiner, 1929-

pearl Johnson, 1931-2002

pearl Johnson, 1931-2002

Jacki McKinney, 1934-2021

Jacki McKinney, 1934-2021

Ben Riley, 1936-?

Ben Riley, 1936-?

Ruby Rogers, 1937-2009

Ruby Rogers, 1937-2009

Ethel “Effie” Smith, 1938-2020

Ethel “Effie” Smith, 1938-2020

Delois Scott, 1941-2009

Delois Scott, 1941-2009

Lionel Aldridge, 1941-1998

Lionel Aldridge, 1941-1998

Ola Mae Quarterman, 1942-2007

Ola Mae Quarterman, 1942-2007

Quincy Boykin, 1944-2003

Quincy Boykin, 1944-2003

Frances Priester, 1947-2021

Frances Priester, 1947-2021

Yeye Luisah Teish, 1948-

Yeye Luisah Teish, 1948-

DeWitt Buckingham, 1948-2012

DeWitt Buckingham, 1948-2012

Cookie Gant, 1949-2003

Cookie Gant, 1949-2003

Cindi Fisher, 1950-

Cindi Fisher, 1950-

Yvonne Smith

Yvonne Smith

Wali Mutazammil, 1952-

Wali Mutazammil, 1952-

Victoria Gaines, 1952

Victoria Gaines, 1952

Wilma Townsend, 1954-

Wilma Townsend, 1954-

Malidoma Patrice Somé, 1956-2021

Malidoma Patrice Somé, 1956-2021

Darnell Levingston, 1958-2012

Darnell Levingston, 1958-2012

Stephanie Colon, 1959-

Stephanie Colon, 1959-

Denise Camp, 1959-

Denise Camp, 1959-

Linford Gayle, 1959-2018

Linford Gayle, 1959-2018

LaVerne Miller, 1960-

LaVerne Miller, 1960-

Cathy Cave, 1960-

Cathy Cave, 1960-

Vanessa Jackson, 1960-

Vanessa Jackson, 1960-

Keris Jän Myrick

Keris Jän Myrick

Tracy Love, 1962-

Tracy Love, 1962-

Carlton Whitmore, 1962-

Carlton Whitmore, 1962-

Dwayne Mayes, 1962-

Dwayne Mayes, 1962-

Dana Smith, 1963-

Dana Smith, 1963-

Sharon Wise, 1963-

Sharon Wise, 1963-

Julius Green, 19??-2001

Julius Green, 19??-2001

Jonathan P Edwards, 1963-

Jonathan P Edwards, 1963-

Celia Brown, 1964-2022

Celia Brown, 1964-2022

Helen “Skip” Skipper

Helen “Skip” Skipper

Mitzy Sky

Mitzy Sky

Chyrell Bellamy, 1967-

Chyrell Bellamy, 1967-

Iden Campbell, 1967-

Iden Campbell, 1967-

Lois Curtis, 1967-2022

Lois Curtis, 1967-2022

Larry Thomas, 1968-

Larry Thomas, 1968-

Daryl McGraw, 1969-

Daryl McGraw, 1969-

Terresa Ford, 1969-

Terresa Ford, 1969-

Teena Brooks, 1972-

Teena Brooks, 1972-

Taina Laing, 1977-

Taina Laing, 1977-

Gogo Ekhaya Esima, 1980-

Gogo Ekhaya Esima, 1980-

Ro Speight, 1980-

Ro Speight, 1980-

Ebony Flint, 1982-

Ebony Flint, 1982-

Regina Renaye, 1983-

Regina Renaye, 1983-

ala Ochumare-Harris, 1984-

ala Ochumare-Harris, 1984-

Kelechi Ubozoh, 1985-

Kelechi Ubozoh, 1985-

Earl Miller, 1986-

Earl Miller, 1986-

Imadé Nibokun, 1987-

Imadé Nibokun, 1987-

Lorenzo Lewis, 1988-

Lorenzo Lewis, 1988-

Elizabeth “Mya” Haley, 1992-

Elizabeth “Mya” Haley, 1992-

stella Akua, 1995-

stella Akua, 1995-

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