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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune 1875-1955Bethune founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute in 1904, and the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, one of the first schools for African American women.

Educator, Civil Rights Activist

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Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865In 1862, passed the Thirteenth Amendment to permanently abolish slavery throughout the nation.

Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer,U.S. President, U.S. Representative

Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968Martin Luther helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), in 1957. The organization aimed at supporting the philosophy of non-violence.

Writer, Pastor, Preacher, and Peace activist

Rosa Parks 1913-2005Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus spurred a city-wide boycott. Her actions helped lift segregation on buses. She received the NAACP's highest award.

Civil rights activist

John F. Kennedy 1917-1963As one of his first presidential acts, Kennedy asked Congress to create the Peace Corps.Kennedy ended a period of tight fiscal policies, loosening monetary policy to keep interest rates down and encourage growth of the economy.Politician, screenwriter, author, writer

Viola Gregg Liuzzo 1925-1965Liuzzo went to Alabama in March, 1965 to help the SCLC. She was murdered by members of the KKK while driving a black man from Montgomery to Selma. Only white female killed during the Civil Rights Movement.

Activist, housewife

Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) 1925-1965Malcolm was a nationalist leader and spokesman for the Nation of Islam until breaking with the group shortly before his 1965 assassination. At first he believed in black nationalism but after his trip to Mecca he believed in unity.

Civil rights activist, writer

Shirley Chisholm 1924-2005First black congresswoman and for seven terms represented New York State in the House. She ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1972.

U.S. Representative, member of Congress

Harry Belafonte 1927-

Civil rights activist, actor, musician, Film & TV producerSidney Poitier 1927-

Film actor, diplomat, writer, musicianPictured above: Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier at the 2013 NAACP Awards

Kerry Washington 1977-Activist,Film Actress, Television ActressOprah Winfrey 1954-Film Actress, Entrepreneur, Producer,Philanthropist,Talk Show Host, Television Producer