A report on early radio programs that were used by the federal government and civil rights activists to ease racial tensions during World War II.

87 year old civil rights activist, Isaac Lowe, came from her small California town to Washington, D.C. to witness the inauguration of the President Barack Obama in 2009. Her story is featured in this article.

Portrait of women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony, issued as a stamp by the U.S. government.

Provides information on Rosa Parks, a "black American civil rights activist" who refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.

A short but comprehensive bio and picture of Gloria Steinem, an American feminist and political activist.

A brief biography on the life and accomplishments of Henrietta Edwards, one of Canada's most famous and well known female activists. The site provides information on both Henrietta's personal life as well as her activities in public...

A brief biography on the life and accomplishments of Emily Murphy, one of Canada's most famous and well known female activists. The site provides information on both Emily's personal life as well as her activities in public life. In...

Edmund Ruffin (January 5, 1794 - June 18, 1865) was a farmer and slaveholder, a Confederate soldier, and an 1850s political activist.

Mrs. Stanton was an early women's rights activist and abolitionist of slavery.

(1801-1865) Fredrika was a Swedish writer and feminist activist.

An American abolitionist, social activist and poet.

Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

The launcher of women's political advocacy. She was considered to be the first major American women's activist.

A French poet, human rights activist, and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.

(1867-1942) Author and Political Activist

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist,...

Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (13 October 1821 - 5 September 1902) was a German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician. He is referred to as the "Father of Pathology," and founded...

Billie Jean King

Mrs. Belle Sherwin, president of the National League of Women Voters, casts her ballot, 1928.

A newspaper photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., taken during a 1964 press conference.

Learn about the life of Walter White, foremost spokesman for African Americans for almost a quarter of a century and executive secretary (1931-55) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).