Those ideals continue to inspire todays leaders.
But as many of those gains were being eroded in recent years, Stacey Adams stepped up.
While her own campaigns to become governor of Georgia were unsuccessful, her impact on voting is undeniable.
Al Sharpton has said of the elections of Sens.
The Rev.
The procession traveled from Marks, Mississippi, to the nations capital for a six-week protest.
He casts a wide net in his pursuit of justice.
The project also includes a health clinic that serves formerly incarcerated individuals and those without access to health care.
Dorceta Taylor, 67
In Kings day, we fought to drink from the same fountain.
The late Maathai founded Kenyas Green Belt Movement, which has planted over 50 million trees.
Even the Montgomery Bus Boycott ties in: It ushered in a year of carpooling, she says.
(The NAACP and the LDF became separate entities in 1957.)
The next front: bias inartificial intelligence.
