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Civil rights leaders are influential figures in the promotion and implementation of
political freedom Political freedom (also known as political autonomy or political agency) is a central concept in history and political thought and one of the most important features of democratic societies.Hannah Arendt, "What is Freedom?", ''Between Past and ...
and the expansion of personal
civil liberties Civil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process. Though the scope of the term differs between countries, civil liberties of ...
and
rights Rights are law, legal, social, or ethics, ethical principles of freedom or Entitlement (fair division), entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal sy ...
. They work to protect individuals and groups from
political repression Political repression is the act of a state entity controlling a citizenry by force for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing the citizenry's ability to take part in the political life of a society, thereby ...
and
discrimination Discrimination is the process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong, such as race, gender, age, class, religion, or sex ...
by governments and private organizations, and seek to ensure the ability of all members of society to participate in the civil and political life of the
state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...
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People who motivated themselves and then led others to gain and protect these rights and liberties include: , - , data-sort-value="Lewis, John" ,
John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
, , 1940 , , 2020 , , , ,
Nashville Student Movement The Nashville Student Movement was an organization that challenged legalized racial segregation in Nashville, Tennessee, during the Civil Rights Movement. It was created during workshops in nonviolence taught by James Lawson at the Clark Memo ...
and SNCC activist, organizer, speaker, congressman , - , data-sort-value="Carmichael, Stokely" ,
Stokely Carmichael Kwame Ture (; born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael; June 29, 1941November 15, 1998) was an American activist who played a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement. Born in Trini ...
, , 1941 , , 1998 , , , , SNCC and
Black Panther A black panther is the Melanism, melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical Rosette (zoology), rosettes are al ...
activist, organizer, speaker , - , data-sort-value="Jackson, Jesse" ,
Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson (Birth name#Maiden and married names, né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American Civil rights movements, civil rights activist, Politics of the United States, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a ...
, , 1941 , , , , , , civil rights activist, politician , - , data-sort-value="Orange, James" ,
James Orange James Edward Orange (October 29, 1942February 16, 2008), also known as "Shackdaddy", was a leading civil rights activist in the Civil Rights Movement in America. He was assistant to Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement. Orange jo ...
, , 1942 , , 2008 , , , , SCLC activist and organizer, a voting rights movement leader, trade unionist , - , data-sort-value="Fleischer, Gerd" , Gerd Fleischer , , 1942 , , , , , , human rights activist , - , data-sort-value="Tosh, Peter" ,
Peter Tosh Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band Bob Marley and the Wa ...
, , 1944 , , 1987 , , , ,
Marijuana legalization The legality of cannabis for medical and recreational use varies by country, in terms of its possession, distribution, and cultivation, and (in regards to medical) how it can be consumed and what medical conditions it can be used for. The ...
activist, promoter of the rights of Africans within Africa as well as Black people across the
diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of birth, place of origin. The word is used in reference to people who identify with a specific geographic location, but currently resi ...
,
reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...
musician. , - , data-sort-value="Johnson, Marsha P." , Marsha P. Johnson , , 1945 , , 1992 , , , ,
Gay liberation The gay liberation movement was a social and political movement of the late 1960s through the mid-1980s in the Western world, that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in radical direct action, and to counter societal shame with gay pride.Hoff ...
activist,
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co-founder,
AIDS The HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. Without treatment, it can lead to a spectrum of conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is a Preventive healthcare, pr ...
activist with
ACT UP AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) is an international, grassroots political group working to end the AIDS pandemic. The group works to improve the lives of people with AIDS through direct action, medical research, treatment and advocacy, ...
, - ,
Heather Booth Heather Booth (born December 15, 1945) is an American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist who has been involved in activism for progressive causes. During her student years, she was active in both the civil rights movement ...
, 1945 , , , SNCC activist, men’s movement organizer, and founder of the Midwest Academy , - , data-sort-value="Atyam, Angelina" , Angelina Atyam , , 1946 , , , , , , human rights activist for the
Aboke abductions The Aboke abductions were the kidnapping of 139 secondary school female students from St. Mary's College Secondary school by rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on 10 October 1996, in Aboke, Kole District (then part of Apac District), Ugand ...
, - , data-sort-value= "Oosting, Dick" , Dick Oosting , , 1946 , , , , , , human rights lawyer and activist , - , data-sort-value="Beal, Dana" , Dana Beal , , 1947 , , , , , , pro-hemp activist, organizer, speaker, initiator , - , Saïd Bouziri , 1947 , 2009 , , Tunisian human rights and immigrant rights activist; co- founder of several human rights groups , - , data-sort-value="Row Kavi, Ashok" , Ashok Row Kavi , , 1947 , , , , , , LGBT rights activist, gay rights pioneer, founder of
Humsafar Trust Humsafar Trust ( meaning 'companion' in Hindustani: , ) is an NGO in Mumbai that promotes LGBT rights. Founded by Ashok Row Kavi, Suhail Abbasi, and Sridhar Rangayan in 1994, it is one of the largest and most active of such organisations in ...
, - , data-sort-value="Chavis, Benjamin" ,
Benjamin Chavis Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. (born January 22, 1948, in Oxford, North Carolina) is an African-American activist, author, journalist, and the current president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. He serves as national co-cha ...
, , 1948 , , , , , , activist, chemist, minister, author, leader of Wilmington Ten, led Commission for Racial Justice of the
United Church of Christ The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a socially liberal mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Restorationist, Continental Reformed, and Lutheran t ...
, campaigned against
environmental racism Environmental racism, ecological racism, or ecological apartheid is a form of racism leading to negative environmental outcomes such as landfills, Incineration, incinerators, and hazardous waste disposal disproportionately impacting Community ...
, executive director of NAACP, national director of
Million Man March The Million Man March was a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C., on Monday, October 16, 1995. Called by Louis Farrakhan, it was held on and around the National Mall. The National African American Leadership Summit, a ...
, - , data-sort-value="Hampton, Fred" ,
Fred Hampton Fredrick Allen Hampton Sr. (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an American activist and revolutionary socialist. He came to prominence in his late teens and early 20s in Chicago as deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party and c ...
, , 1948 , , 1969 , , , , NAACP youth leader and Black Panther activist, organizer, speaker , - , data-sort-value="Rivera, Sylvia" ,
Sylvia Rivera Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002) was an American gay liberation and transgender activism, transgender rights activist September 21, 1995. Accessed July 24, 2015. who was also a noted community worker in LGBT history in New Yo ...
, , 1951 , , 2002 , , , ,
Gay liberation The gay liberation movement was a social and political movement of the late 1960s through the mid-1980s in the Western world, that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in radical direct action, and to counter societal shame with gay pride.Hoff ...
and
transgender rights The legal status of transgender people varies greatly around the world. Some countries have enacted laws protecting the rights of transgender individuals, but others have criminalized their gender identity or expression. In many cases, transg ...
activist,
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house co-founder , - , data-sort-value="Prakash, Cedric" , Cedric Prakash , , 1951 , , , , , , Jesuit Priest, Human Rights Activist, Organizer, Journalist, and Speaker , - , data-sort-value="Shepard, Judy" ,
Judy Shepard Judy Shepard ( Peck; born August 15, 1952) is the mother of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at University of Wyoming who was murdered in October 1998. She and her husband, Dennis Shepard, are co-founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, ...
, , 1952 , , , , , , gay rights activist, public speaker , - , data-sort-value="Cameron, Barbara May" , Barbara May Cameron , , 1954 , , 2002 , , , , advocate for the rights of Native Americans, lesbians, and women , - , data-sort-value="Sands, Bobby" ,
Bobby Sands Robert Gerard Sands (; 9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland. Sands helped to plan the 1976 Balmoral Furnit ...
, , 1954 , , 1981 , , , , Hunger striker for better conditions for Irish prisoners in British prisons , - , data-sort-value="Baca, Herman", Herman Baca , , 1943 , , , , , , Chicano activist in California and member of Committee on Chicano Rights , - , data-sort-value="Sharpton, Al" ,
Al Sharpton Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptists, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rig ...
, , 1954 , , , , , , clergyman, activist, media , - , data-sort-value="Roscoe, Will" , Will Roscoe , , 1955 , , , , , , gay rights activist , - , data-sort-value="Menchú, Rigoberta" ,
Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú Tum (; born 9 January 1959) is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and afte ...
, , 1959 , , , , , , indigenous rights leader, co-founder of Nobel Women's Initiative , - , data-sort-value="Nibizi, Eulalie" , Eulalie Nibizi , , 1960 , , , , , , human rights activist, trade unionist , - , data-sort-value="Goldstein, Steven" , Steven Goldstein , , 1962 , , , , , , gay rights advocate, political activist , - , data-sort-value="Chee Soon Juan" ,
Chee Soon Juan Chee Soon Juan (born 20 July 1962) is a Singaporean politician, activist, and former lecturer who was appointed Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) in 1993. Prior to entering politics in 1992, Chee was a lecturer at th ...
, , 1962 , , , , , , politician, former political prisoner, democracy and human rights activist , - , data-sort-value="Pradhan, Manasi" ,
Manasi Pradhan Manasi Pradhan (born 4 October 1962) is an Indian women's rights activist and author. She is the founder of Honour for Women National Campaign, a nationwide Social movement, movement to end violence against women in India. In 2014, she was con ...
, , 1962 , , , , , , women's rights activist, founder of Honour for Women National Campaign , - , data-sort-value="Narmadji, Céline" , Céline Narmadji , , 1964 , , , , , , human and women's rights activist, active in improving conditions for the local population , - , data-sort-value="Parker, Deborah" , Deborah Parker , , 1970 , , , , , , Indigenous rights and
women's rights Women's rights are the rights and Entitlement (fair division), entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st c ...
activist who was critical in ensuring the passage of the
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, ) signed by President Bill Clinton on September13, 1994. The Act provided $1.6billion toward investigat ...
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Mariela Belski Mariela Belski (born 1971) is an Argentine feminist lawyer and human rights activist. As an activist, she promotes the defense and exercise of the rights of women and young people. She is an ambassador for #EllaDecide (#SheDecides), the global wo ...
, 1971 , , , Executive Director,
Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says that it has more than ten million members a ...
Argentina , - ,
Gloria Casarez Gloria Casarez (December 13, 1971 – October 19, 2014) was a groundbreaking American civil rights leader from Philadelphia. A proud Philadelphian, she dedicated her life to advocating for marginalized communities and advancing social justice. ...
, 1971 , 2014 , , Latina lesbian civil rights leader and
LGBT activist A list of notable LGBTQ social movements, LGBTQ rights activists who have worked to advance LGBTQ rights by political change, legal action or publication. Ordered by country, alphabetically. Albania * Xheni Karaj, founder of Aleanca LGBT org ...
in
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, - , data-sort-value="Iyer, Harish" ,
Harish Iyer Harish Iyer, also known as "Aham", ''hiyer'' and "Harrish Iyer" (born 16 April 1979) is an Indian equal rights activist. Iyer engages in advocacy for a number of causes, including promoting the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transge ...
, , 1979 , , , , , , gender and sexuality rights activist, campaigner against child sexual abuse and for animal rights , - , data-sort-value="Blatt, Kate Lynn" , Kate Lynn Blatt , , 1981 , , , , , transgender rights activist, Transgender pioneer and civil rights activist Kate Lynn Blatt won a landmark lawsuit against Cabela’s retail Inc. expandng protections for transgender people under the ADA, and became the first trans woman to sue under the Americans with disabilities act , - , data-sort-value="Cudic, Edvin Kanka" ,
Edvin Kanka Ćudić Edvin Kanka Ćudić (; born 31 December 1988) is a Bosnian human rights activist, martial artist and journalist who is best known as the leader of the UDIK, a non-governmental organisation campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the ...
, , 1988 , , , , , , human rights activist, founder and coordinator of UDIK in Bosnia and Herzegovina , - , data-sort-value="Yousafzai, Malala" ,
Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai (; , pronunciation: ; born 12 July 1997) is a Pakistani female education activist, film and television producer, and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the age of 17. She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, ...
, , 1997 , , , , , , advocate for education for girls, 2014
Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish language, Swedish and ) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the Will and testament, will of Sweden, Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobe ...
laureate


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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. Described as an international bill of rights for women, it was instituted ...
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (), set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human and civil rights document from the French Revolution; the French title can be translated in the modern era as "Decl ...
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen (), also known as the Declaration of the Rights of Woman, was written on 14 September 1791 by French activist, Feminism in France, feminist, and playwright Olympe de Gouges in res ...
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References

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External links


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