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Al Sharpton
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Al Sharpton
Civil Rights Activist, Political Leader, Pastor / 1954 -
Al Sharpton is an outspoken and sometimes controversial political activist in the fight against racial prejudice and injustice.
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Jerry Falwell
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Jerry Falwell
Radio Talk Show Host, Evangelist, Minister, Pastor, Television Personality / 1933 - 2007
Jerry Falwell was a Christian evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative commentator from Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
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Ralph D Abernathy
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Ralph D Abernathy
Civil Rights Activist, Pastor / 1926 - 1990
Ralph D. Abernathy was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s chief aide and closest associate during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s.
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Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
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Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
Pastor / 1941 -
Jeremiah Wright is Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ. His sermons were scrutinized in connection with Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative, Pastor / 1908 - 1972
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was a black American public official and pastor who became a prominent liberal legislator and civil-rights leader. -
George Washington Williams
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George Washington Williams
Scholar, Lawyer, Pastor, Journalist / 1849 - 1891
Civil War veteran George Washington Williams is best known as the author of History of the Negro Race in America, widely considered the first objective history of African Americans.
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