Fab Five Founding Fathers for Freedom
He is known as the “Father of American Psychiatry” and was also one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.
Who is Benjamin Rush?
The iconic abolitionist John Brown, known for the raid on Harpers Ferry and his battles with pro-slavery forces in “Bleeding Kansas”, was born in 1800 in this state.
What is Connecticut?
From enslavement to earning a PhD, this groundbreaking pioneer in feminist scholarship is known for being a fierce advocate for higher education and served as the principal of the prestigious M Street High School (later Dunbar High School) in Washington D.C.
Who is Anna Julia Cooper?
Dr. James McCune Smith, confidant and friend of Frederick Douglass and the first African American to earn a medical degree, studied medicine at a famed university in this European country.
What is Scotland?
Born Isabell Baumfree, this abolitionist and orator traveled the country “declaring the truth”, famously delivering her “Ain’s I a Woman?” speech in 1851.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
James Forten used his personal wealth to help fund this groundbreaking anti-slavery publication.
What is The Liberator?
As an abolitionist and suffragette, she co-founded the Pennsylvania Female Abolition Society (PFASS) in 1833 and was a key organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, which advocated for women’s rights
Who is Lucretia Mott?
Known as this state’s first Black millionaire, Mary Ellen Pleasant used her considerable wealth to fund the Underground Railroad and help re-settle hundreds of formerly enslaved individuals.
What is California?
Dr. Alexander Augusta was appointed by President Lincoln as the regimental surgeon for the 7th US Colored Troop and, after the Civil War, he became the first African American faculty member at this US medical school.
What is Howard University College of Medicine?
Before the final Emancipation Proclamation was issued, President Lincoln issued a Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the 22 of this month.
What is September?
He boldly proclaimed the following in 1831: I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice...I will not retreat a single inch...AND I WILL BE HEARD.”
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
This warrior-scholar commanded the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, the first federally recognized regiment in the Civil War composed of formerly enslaved men.
Who is Thoams Wentworth Higginson?
Ella Baker, an incredibly impactful, yet little known leader in the US Civil Rights Movement, helped found this key civil rights organization but later clashed with its leaders over her beliefs in grassroots organizing.
What is the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)?
Besides holding the distinction as being the first African American female to earn a medical degree, she also worked for the Freedmen’s Bureau after the Civil War and published a book that provided medical advice specifically for women and children.
Who is Dr. Rebecca L. Crumpler?
In 1870, this Republican from Mississippi made history as the first African American to be seated in the United States Senate.
Who is Hiram Revels?
He led the NAACP during the height of its anti-lynching crusade, and he wrote what has come to be known as “The Black National Anthem”.
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
Linked arm in arm, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr walked in solidarity during the historic march that started in this Southern City.
What is Selma?
Known for her profound contributions to the development of Freedom Schools across the south, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. affectionately referred to her as “the Mother of the Movement”.
Who is Septima Clark?
Dr. Charles B. Purvis was a surgeon during the Civil War, a hospital administrator at Howard University Medical College, and the first African American to treat this President of the United States.
Who is James Garfield?
This investigative journalist used her newspaper, The Memphis Free Speech and Headlight, to expose the economic and social lies used to justify lynching in the South.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
James Lawson led future civil rights leaders Diane Nash and John Lewis in an historic sit-in protest in this Southern City.
What is Nashville?
Virginia Foster Durr, tireless advocate for civil rights and the abolition of the poll tax, was a close friend and confidant of this female civil rights icon.
Who is Rosa Parks?
An engineer, astronaut, and physician who went to space decades prior to Oparah’s bestie, Dr. Mae C. Jemison graduated from this Ivy League medical school.
What is Cornell?
Dr. Charles R. Drew, a pioneer in blood plasma preservation, has a university named after him that is located in this Western state.
What is California?
This 1868 Amendment, a cornerstone of the Reconstruction Era, granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” and guaranteed “equal protection of the laws.”
What is the 14th amendment?