SettingsActivists from West Virginia
B. Kwaku Duren
B. Kwaku Duren (b. April 14, 1943; aka, Robert Donaldson Duren and Bob D. Duren) is a controversial African American lawyer, educator, writer, editor, Black Panther, long-time social, political ...
B. Kwaku Duren (b. April 14, 1943; aka, Robert Donaldson Duren and Bob D. Duren) is a controversial African American lawyer, educator, writer, editor, Black Panther, long-time social, political ...
Cecil B. Moore
Cecil Bassett Moore (April 2, 1915 – February 13, 1979) was a Philadelphia lawyer, civil rights activist who led the fight to integrate Girard College, president of the local NAACP, and me...
Cecil Bassett Moore (April 2, 1915 – February 13, 1979) was a Philadelphia lawyer, civil rights activist who led the fight to integrate Girard College, president of the local NAACP, and me...
Charles Kenzie Steele
Rev. Charles Kenzie Steele (born in Bluefield, West Virginia; died 1980 in Tallahassee) was a preacher and a civil rights activist.
Rev. Charles Kenzie Steele (born in Bluefield, West Virginia; died 1980 in Tallahassee) was a preacher and a civil rights activist.
Harold H. Thompson (anarchist)
Harold H. Thompson (born April 9, 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia – died October 11, 2008) was an Irish-American anarchist activist and prisoner.
Harold H. Thompson (born April 9, 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia – died October 11, 2008) was an Irish-American anarchist activist and prisoner.
Harriet B. Jones
Dr. Harriet B. Jones was the first woman to be licensed as a physician in West Virginia in 1885 and the first woman to be elected to its House of Delegates in 1924.
Dr. Harriet B. Jones was the first woman to be licensed as a physician in West Virginia in 1885 and the first woman to be elected to its House of Delegates in 1924.
Julia Bonds
Julia "Judy" Bonds (August 27, 1952 – January 3, 2011) was an organizer and activist from the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, United States.
Julia "Judy" Bonds (August 27, 1952 – January 3, 2011) was an organizer and activist from the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, United States.
Katie Sierra suspension controversy
The Katie Sierra suspension controversy began in October 2001 when high school student Katie Sierra was suspended from Sissonville High School for her activism in opposition to the bombing of Af...
The Katie Sierra suspension controversy began in October 2001 when high school student Katie Sierra was suspended from Sissonville High School for her activism in opposition to the bombing of Af...
Livia Simpson Poffenbarger
Olivia Nye Simpson Poffenbarger (known as Livia) (born Pomeroy, Ohio, March 1, 1862; died Charleston, West Virginia October 27, 1937) was a newspaper owner/editor, historian, social activist...
Olivia Nye Simpson Poffenbarger (known as Livia) (born Pomeroy, Ohio, March 1, 1862; died Charleston, West Virginia October 27, 1937) was a newspaper owner/editor, historian, social activist...
Mary Harris Jones
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was an American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent labor and community organizer, who helped coordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial W...
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was an American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent labor and community organizer, who helped coordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial W...
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhju, was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China.
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhju, was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China.
Richard Latterell
Richard L. Latterell (born March 14, 1928) is an American environmental activist, He was a Biology professor at Shepherd University from 1968 to 1992.
Richard L. Latterell (born March 14, 1928) is an American environmental activist, He was a Biology professor at Shepherd University from 1968 to 1992.
William E. Stevenson
William Erskine Stevenson was an American cabinet-maker, farmer, and Republican politician from Parkersburg, West Virginia.
William Erskine Stevenson was an American cabinet-maker, farmer, and Republican politician from Parkersburg, West Virginia.
William Hope Harvey
William Hope "Coin" Harvey (16 August 1851 – 11 February 1936) was an American teacher, businessman, author, and politician best remembered for his views and his book on bimetallism and th...
William Hope "Coin" Harvey (16 August 1851 – 11 February 1936) was an American teacher, businessman, author, and politician best remembered for his views and his book on bimetallism and th...