Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Freedom Rider and civil rights organizer Bernard Lafayette for his crucial work in training activists.
Category: Civil Rights Movement
John Lewis
Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles the heroic nonviolent activism of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, when he became a Freedom Rider early in his life.
James Lawson (b. 1928)
James Lawson is a trainer, pastor, and activist who trained students to effectively participate in nonviolent resistance during the Civil Rights Movement.
Septima Clark
Author Daniel Buttry profiles Septima Clark (1898-1987), a civil rights hero with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Crusade for Citizenship.
Ella Baker
Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Ella Baker (1903-1986), a civil rights hero with the NAACP whose activism included the Montgomery bus boycott.