US Politician (1827-1887). California Gold Rush '49er,' House 1861-63 and 1869-73, Senate 1873-79. Authored, introduced bill that would become the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote
Centenarian (1896-2004). One of the last woman voters of the 1920 election, and campaigners for the right to vote beforehand. A WWII Goldstar mother, and a competitive ballroom dancer into her 100's who appeared with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show
Czech-born Auschwitz survivor (1929-2023). Lost her parents and 5 siblings during the Holocaust. Married another Holocaust survivor and settled in America
Israeli reporter and writer. Was a senior correspondent at the left-of-center Israeli newspaper Haaretz before he resigned when a pattern of sexual misconduct came to public attention. Drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1975
WW2 Lt.Col./served with the 38th Cavalry Squadron of 102nd Cavalry Group during the Battle of the Bulge/Born Sept. 18, 1919/a reconnaissance unit tasked with patrolling the forests of the Ardennes region when battle broke out on 12/16/1944
(born July 3, 1918) is a lawyer whose work as a housing activist and advocate has spanned over seven decades. Siegel was the first head of New York State?s Civil Rights Bureau and served as New York State?s solicitor general
An American computer professional, former CIA employee, and government contractor who leaked classified information from the U.S. National Security Agency in 2013
Thai world champion boxer, IBF world Minimumweight champion, beat Manny Melchor for world title, lost to Ricardo Lopez, politician and political activist
Born: 1937. Activist and long-time campaigner for civil rights for the British African-Caribbean community in Bristol, England. His campaigns were instrumental in paving the way for the first Race Relations Act, in 1965. He lives in the UK
1950s black student protester at Robert Russo Moton High School, born 1931. Led to one of the five cases part of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Career as a teacher and principal
Vietnam Marine/POW Hanoi Hilton/Shared prison cell with John McCain/Awarded two Silver Stars, 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts, Legion of Merit with Combat 'V' Prisoner of War Medal/Retired at rank of lieutenant colonel