by | Aug 12, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Vernon Dahmer |
| Profession |
Civil Rights Leader |
| Date of Birth |
1908-03-10 |
| Place of Birth |
Mississippi |
| Age |
57 yrs |
| Death Date |
1966-01-11 |
| Birth Sign |
Pisces |
About Vernon Dahmer
An American Civil Rights Leader who was also president of a chapter of the NAACP in Mississippi and led voter registration drives during the 1960s.
Early Life of Vernon Dahmer
He was the music director and Sunday School teacher at the Shady Grove Baptist Church.
Trivia
He worked for the African-American right to vote and led voter registration drives before being killed by Klu Klux Klan members, who firebombed his home and the grocery store he owned.
Family Life
He was the child of George and Ellen Dahmer.
Associated With
He was involved in fighting for the same cause as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s.
by | Aug 12, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Vernon Jordan |
| Profession |
Civil Rights Leader |
| Date of Birth |
1935-08-15 |
| Place of Birth |
Georgia |
| Age |
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| Death Date |
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| Birth Sign |
Leo |
About Vernon Jordan
After working with fellow civil rights activist Donald L. Hollowell on a lawsuit against the University of Georgia for the institution’s racially discriminatory admissions policies, this attorney held executive positions with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Urban League, and the United Negro College Fund.
Early Life of Vernon Jordan
After graduating from Indiana’s DePauw University, he earned a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law.
Trivia
He survived a 1980 murder attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1996, serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin confessed that he had shot Jordan.
Family Life
His first marriage, to Shirley Yarbrough, resulted in a daughter named Vickee. Following his first wife’s death, he married Revlon executive Ann Dibble Jordan.
Associated With
During the early 1990s, he was an adviser to President Bill Clinton.
by | Aug 12, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Diane Judith Nash |
| Profession |
Civil Rights Leader |
| Date of Birth |
1970-01-01 |
| Place of Birth |
Chicago, IL |
| Age |
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| Death Date |
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| Birth Sign |
Taurus |
About Diane Judith Nash
Civil rights activist and co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who led the first successful campaign to de-segregate lunch counters in Nashville in 1960.
Early Life of Diane Judith Nash
She was the runner-up for Miss Illinois.
Trivia
She played a crucial role in the Freedom Rides to desegregate travel and the Selma Campaign, which led to voting rights for African-Americans.
Family Life
She married and later divorced James Bevel, with two children named Sherri and Douglass.
Associated With
She was appointed to a national committee by John F. Kennedy to help make way for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
by | Aug 12, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Viola Liuzzo |
| Profession |
Civil Rights Leader |
| Date of Birth |
1925-04-11 |
| Place of Birth |
Pennsylvania |
| Age |
39 yrs |
| Death Date |
1965-03-25 |
| Birth Sign |
Aries |
About Viola Liuzzo
White Unitarian Universalist civil rights activist who became a martyr for her cause when she was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan after the Selma to Montgomery marches.
Early Life of Viola Liuzzo
She dropped out of high school after one year.
Trivia
Her name is inscribed on the civil rights memorial located in Montgomery, Alabama.
Family Life
She married and divorced at the age of 16, then married George Argyris and had two children; she later married Anthony Liuzzo and had three more children.
Associated With
Lyndon B. Johnson ordered an investigation after her death but the men who were arrested and committed the crime were acquitted by the state.
by | Aug 12, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Elisabeth Furse |
| Profession |
Civil Rights Leader |
| Date of Birth |
1910-08-30 |
| Place of Birth |
Germany |
| Age |
92 yrs |
| Death Date |
2002-10-14 |
| Birth Sign |
Virgo |
About Elisabeth Furse
Heroine of World War II who helped people escape from Nazi-occupied France.
Early Life of Elisabeth Furse
Her aunt nicknamed her Lisl, which is why she later took the name Elisabeth.
Trivia
She was a communist activist and an early member of the Association of Cinematograph and Television Technicians.
Family Life
She had three husbands throughout her life named Bertie Coker, Peter Haden-Guest, and Patrick John Dolignon Furse. Her five children were named Anthony Haden-Guest, John Furse, Katharine Furse, Anna Furse, and Sara Furse.
Associated With
Like Marcel Marceau, she also worked against the Nazi occupation of France.
