John Lewis

John Lewis

male, 69 years old
COINTELPRO target, from Alabama, American anti Iraq War activist, segregation, American Civil Rights Movement, racial segregation…PhiBetaSigmabrother
John Robert Lewis is an American politician and was an important leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of the Student...

Paul Williams

male, deceased (1973)
The Temptations member, suicide by firearm in the United States, Motown, death by firearm, singer, suicide by firearm…PhiBetaSigmabrother
Paul Williams was an American second tenor/baritone singer. Williams is noted for being one of the founding members and original lead singer of the...
Les Brown

Les Brown

male, 64 years old
PhiBetaSigmabrother, Toastmasters International, National Speakers Association, adopted, Toastmasters, author
Les Brown, born 1945 in Liberty City, Florida, is a motivational speaker and author. Born a twin in low-income Liberty City in Miami, Florida, Les...
James Forman

James Forman

male, deceased (2005)
student nonviolent coordinating committee, American Civil Rights Movement, PhiBetaSigmabrother, African Americans' rights activist, Colorectal cancer death, black panther party
James Forman (October 4, 1928 - January 10, 2005) was an African-American Civil Rights leader active in both the Student Nonviolent Coordinating...
Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks

male, deceased (1992)
The Temptations, Motown, The Temptations member, musician, singer, PhiBetaSigmabrother
Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. He is noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style and was one of the lead singers of...
Huey P. Newton

Huey P. Newton

male, deceased (1989)
death by firearm in the United States, COINTELPRO target, murdered, revolutionary, African Americans' rights activist, PhiBetaSigmabrother
Dr. Huey Percy Newton, was co-founder and inspirational leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a black internationalist/racial...
A. Philip Randolph

A. Philip Randolph

male, deceased (1979)
African-American, civil rights leader, labor union, from Florida, political science, socialist…PhiBetaSigmabrother
Asa Philip Randolph (April 15 1889 - May 16 1979) was a prominent twentieth century African-American civil rights leader and founder of the first...
James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson

male, deceased (1938)
Fisk University, American road accident victim, African American, poet, novelist, Columbia University alumni…PhiBetaSigmabrother
James Weldon Johnson was a leading American author, critic, journalist, poet, anthropologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, early civil rights...
Lou Brock

Lou Brock

male, 70 years old
Star, American, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals player, National League All-Star…PhiBetaSigmabrother
Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939, El Dorado, Arkansas) is an American former player in Major League Baseball. Brock was a left fielder...
Otis Williams

Otis Williams

male, 68 years old
Otis Miles, Jr, Temptations, The Temptations member, Producer, Otis Miles, The Elgins…PhiBetaSigmabrother
Otis Williams (born Otis Miles, Jr. on October 30, 1941, in Texarkana, Texas) is an American second tenor/baritone. He has also acted as a sporatic...