Sojourner Truth was more than an activist, she was a force of nature. Born into slavery in 1797 in Ulster County, New York, she escaped bondage with her infant daughter in 1826 and went on to become one of the most powerful voices for abolition and women’s rights in American history. Her words, courage, and […]

W.E.B. Du Bois stands as one of the most influential thinkers in American history, a scholar, activist, and visionary whose intellect helped define what it meant to be Black in a segregated America. A man of unmatched brilliance and conviction, Du Bois demanded not just freedom for Black Americans, but equality in every sense: political, […]

Maya Angelou’s life and words shaped the very soul of American culture. A poet, memoirist, performer, and civil rights activist, Angelou used her voice to capture the beauty, pain, and triumph of the Black experience, leaving behind a body of work that continues to inspire the world. Born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, […]

Thurgood Marshall’s life and legacy represent the triumph of justice over prejudice and the power of the law as a weapon for freedom. A towering figure in the Civil Rights era, Marshall not only fought segregation in America’s courts, he reshaped the nation’s definition of equality. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1908, Marshall grew up […]

Rosa Parks’ quiet act of defiance changed the course of American history. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, a single moment that became a defining catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. Born in 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, Parks grew […]