C. Vann Woodward

C. Vann Woodward

male, deceased (1999)
Columbia University, Emory University, communist party, historian, from Arkansas, Historian of the United States…racerelations
Comer Vann Woodward (November 13, 1908 - December 17, 1999) was a pre-eminent American historian focusing primarily on the American South and race...
Charles S. Johnson

Charles S. Johnson

male, deceased (1956)
American, race riot, from Virginia, African American, Sociologist, African Americans' rights activist…racerelations
Charles Spurgeon Johnson (July 24, 1893 - October 27, 1956) was a distinguished American sociologist, first black president of historically black...
John Howard Griffin

John Howard Griffin

male, deceased (1980)
Democrat, Roman Catholic, Pacem in Terris Award, American military personnel of World War II, democratic party, Pacem in Terris…racerelations
John Howard Griffin was a white journalist and author who wrote largely in favor of racial equality. He is best known for darkening his skin and...

Michael Phillips

male, 49 years old
historian, White Metropolis, University of Texas Press, racerelations, from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area, American
Michael Phillips (born June 17, 1960) is a scholar of Texas race relations and the author of "White Metropolis: Race, Ethnicity and Religion in...
Frank H. Wu

Frank H. Wu

male
Yellow Race in America Beyond Black and White', Wayne State University Law School, University of Michigan alumni, Johns Hopkins University alumni, Asian American, racerelations…Yellow Race in America Beyond Black and White
Frank H. Wu is the author of "Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White', "which argues for a new paradigm of civil rights that includes...

Joe Madison

male
sierra leone, African American, mozambique, The Four Tops, African American radio-TV personality, The Black Eagle…racerelations, race
Joe Madison, alternatively known as "The Black Eagle" or merely "Madison," is a Washington, DC radio talk show host and activist. After spending...
Amzie Moore

Amzie Moore

male, deceased (1982)
American military personnel of World War II, Regional Council of Negro Leadership, carroll county, entrepreneur, world war ii veteran, American…racerelations
Amzie Moore was an African American, civil rights leader, and entrepreneur in the Mississippi Delta. <P> He was one of nearly one million blacks...
Charles V. Willie

Charles V. Willie

male
fraternity, Greek-letter, Fraternities and sororities, Alpha Phi Alpha, greek alphabet, Education academic…racerelations
Charles Vert Willie is the Charles William Eliot Professor of Education, Emeritus at Harvard University. He is a sociologist whose areas of...
Osha Gray Davidson

Osha Gray Davidson

male
University of Iowa, Coral Reef Adventure, Iowa writer, racerelations, nature writer, Human Rights
Osha Gray Davidson is a writer who focuses on natural history, race relations and other social and human rights issues. He was born in Passaic, NJ...

James Spooner

male
Punk filmmaker, Saint Lucian, racerelations, cult following, minority, Eurocentric
James Spooner is the director of "Afro-punk", a documentary film exploring race identity in the punk scene. He produced his film mostly out of New...