CIVIL RIGHTS
LEADERS
Dr. George Edmund Haynes
1880' 1960
George E. Haynes, Ph?L? afnoted
sociologist and touyufer oYtne National
Urban League J?voted his lite to the
_ betterment ot/Blacks through the
establishmentlof socioeconomic pro
grams. A graobate from Yale University
in 1904. Hayrres sought to help Blacks
make the transition from a rural eri- -
v iron mem- tTTThe city lite oTtHe North.
Haynes created the committee on Ur
ban conditions among Negroes in 1910,
and out ot this sprang the National Ur
ban League. ^
Fannie Lou Hamer
19171977
Fannie Lou Hamer was the founder and
vice-chairwoman ot the Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Partv(MFDP),
which was successful in unseating the
all-white Democratic Party in 1968 ear
ning Mrs. Hamer the distinction of the
'First Lady ot Civil Rights.' Fannie Lou
was an articulate and forceful speaker
which led her to become the first black
woman to run for Congress.
Malcolm X
1925- 1965
Malcolm X (Little) admired tor his bare
honesty, fiery personality and dramatic
speeches, raised himself from the core of
the Black ghetto and lashed out against
the forces which perpetuated segrega
tion, oppression and denial of Black
worth. Malcolm stood in opposition to.
the non-violent movement and believed
it was a crime for any race to accept
brutality without exercising measures
of self defense.
> Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
; 1929 1968
A southern baptist minister, author and
undoubtedly one of the most effective ?
civil rights leaders. Dr. King preached
universal Lfve and brotherhood while
heading non-violent demonstrations and
sit-ins all over the country for racial
equality. When King preached love for
the oppressor, walking hand-in-hand
' with the poor and the abused, people^
grew to love and respect him, and J
thousands supported him and theBlack
cause.