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Valda Harris Montgomery
Daughter of a Tuskegee Airman who housed Freedom Riders in Montgomery, and neighbor to Dr. King when he lived in the Dexter Ave. Parsonage.
Dorothy Frazier - Piedrahita
Student leader and activist on ASU campus. Because of how committed and vocal she was about her activism, she was nearly killed three times.
Mukasa Dada
Previously a member of SNCC, one of the founders of the Black Panther Party, coined the phrase "Black Power."
Susie Abernathy
Sister to Ralph Abernathy, ASU alumni
Doug McCants
Led protests on ASU's campus and worked closely with SNCC and SCLC
"Dean" Bert Phillips
Dean at Tuskegee University during the mid-1960s In this time he advised student activist on campus and initiated a political education program throughout rural counties in Alabama
Dr. Joe L. Reed
Notable politician and former leader of the Alabama State Teacher Association. Before his rise in politics he participated in a student-led sit in at the Montgomery court house and was SGA president of ASU
Joan Hamby Burroughs
Student at Tuskegee Institute, involved with the Tuskegee Institute Advancement League which worked closely with SNCC on campus. Burroughs also was present for civil rights episodes such as the SelJoan Hamby Burroughsma - Montgomery march and the Toilet Revolution.
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