Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

male, deceased (1968)
I Have a Dream, assassinated, American Civil Rights Movement, nonviolence, Christian, peacemaker…American, activist, African American, Assassinated American, African Americans' rights activist
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, a Baptist minister, and is...
John Kerry

John Kerry

male, 65 years old (Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
Democrat, 2004 presidential candidate, Vietnam War veteran, Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, from Massachusetts, vietnam veteran against the war…Vietnam Veterans Against the War, American, Americananti-Vietnam Waractivist, vietnam veteran, American military
John Kerry is a senator from Massachusetts. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 2004.
Eugene McCarthy

Eugene McCarthy

male, deceased (2005)
opponent of the Vietnam War, United States Congress, Death from Parkinson's Disease, Americananti-Vietnam Waractivist, U.S. Congress, University of Minnesota alumni…American anti Iraq War activist, vietnam war
Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy was an American politician and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S....
Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

female, 71 years old (Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
controversial, Emmy Award winner, American Christian, American film actor, political activist, actress…vietnam war, American, Women in the Second Iraq War, Women in war, Americananti-Vietnam Waractivist
Jane Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and...
Allison Krause

Allison Krause

female, deceased (1970)
death by firearm in the United States, Americananti-Vietnam Waractivist, United States National Guard, Ohio National Guard, Kent State University alumni, kent state university…war, vietnam war, anti-war protester
Allison Krause (April 23, 1951 - May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio when she was shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard...
Michael Harrington

Michael Harrington

male, deceased (1989)
Americananti-Vietnam Waractivist, From st. louis, missouri, Political writer, Democratic Socialist, Irish-American, socialist…American
Edward Michael Harrington (February 24, 1928 - July 31, 1989) was an American democratic socialist, writer, and political activist.
Ron Kovic

Ron Kovic

male, 63 years old
American military, Hofstra University alumni, Roman Catholic, From Long Island, bronze star, veteran…anti-war, peace activist, American, Vietnam War veteran, activist
Ron Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin and grew up in Massapequa, New York. His autobiography, Born on the Fourth of July, was...
Abbie Hoffman

Abbie Hoffman

male, deceased (1989)
radical, Chicago Seven, anarchist, radicalism, rebellion, social justice…activist, Americananti-Vietnam Waractivist, American, Jewish American
Abbott Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 - April 12, 1989) was a self-identified communo-anarchist, social and political activist in the...
Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden

male, 69 years old
Chicago Seven, American anti Iraq War activist, University of Michigan, anti-war, political activist, Civil Rights…North Vietnam, Americananti-Vietnam Waractivist, African Americans' rights activist, vietnam war, American
Thomas Emmett "Tom" Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in...