In all aspects of life, from politics and education to religion and business, the Black Baltimore community has been a leader for Civil rights.
Harvey Johnson
William Ashbie Hawkins
Lillie Carroll Jackson
Lillie\'s daughter Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Juanita\'s husband, Clarence Maurice Mitchell Jr.
Walter Thomas Dixon
Enolia McMillan
Lena King Lee; and countless others who created a proud legacy of activism in the Monumental City..
Meritorious services were rendered by Rev.
Black Baltimoreans helped establish the Niagara Movement, the precursor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and had one of the most active NAACP branches, counting among its members pastors, politicians, entrepreneurs, educators, athletes, musicians, and others.
From the 19th century until the 1970s, Baltimore has been at the forefront of various Civil Rights movements.
In all aspects of life, from politics and education to religion and business, the Black Baltimore community has been a leader for Civil rights