List of African-American activists

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This is a list of African-American activists covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans. The United States has a long history of racism against its Black citizens. The names detailed below include only notable African-Americans who are known to be activist (sorted by surname).

List of activists

Martin Luther King
Ralph Abernathy
Maya Angelou
James Baldwin
Marion Barry
James Bevel
Ralph Bunche
Shirley Chisholm
Fannie Lou Hamer
Jesse Jackson
John Lewis
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith
Bayard Rustin
Malcolm X
Andrew Young

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References

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  22. ↑ Wang, Vivian (December 30, 2017), "Erica Garner, Activist and Daughter of Eric Garner, Dies at 27", The New York Times
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