Civil Rights Advocate
6 celebrities known for civil rights advocate.
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader
Born:January 15, 1929
Died:April 4, 1968
Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Born:October 8, 1941
Died:February 17, 2026
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist
Born:February 21, 1933
Died:April 21, 2003
Charlton Heston
American actor
Born:October 4, 1923
Died:April 5, 2008
Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist
Born:March 1, 1927
Died:April 25, 2023
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist
Born:October 2, 1869
Died:January 30, 1948