William Dudley Pelley

William Dudley Pelley

male, deceased (1965)
American fascist, great depression, World War I, Jewish person, anti-Semitic, American…SouthernMethodistChurch
William Dudley Pelley (March 12, 1890-July 1, 1965) was an American Fascist and leader of the Silver Legion. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, William...
James L. Farmer Jr.

James L. Farmer Jr.

male, deceased (1999)
American Civil Rights Movement, SouthernMethodistChurch, American, Big Three, nonviolence, south…Methodist
James Leonard Farmer Jr., a Black civil rights activist who was one of the "big three" leaders of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s...
Mary Asbury

Mary Asbury

female
married, University of Missouri, professor, preacher, virgin, Stephens College…SouthernMethodistChurch
MARY ASBURY, SUFFRAGETTE Mary Asbury was one of the first women to join the Missouri Suffragette Association. The suffrage movement began in the...

George Thornburgh

male
Methodist, adjutant general, speaker, officer, business manager, united…Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthernMethodistChurch
George Thornburgh was a prominent lay person in Little Rock Methodism. The picture was donated to the museum in 1993 by Mrs. Thomas T. Ramsey...