civil rights leader n a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups Synonym(s) civil rights worker civil rights activist
News & Articles civil rights leader Red Shirt Entertainment and Others Team Up for “The Little Rock Nine Project” Event to observe current and historical youth, Civil Rights leader Ernest Green to attend. (PRWeb July 03, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10896312.htm July 3, 2013 - PRWeb Houston pastor, civil rights leader Rev. William Lawson celebrates 85th birthday at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Hundreds of people came out to wish local pastor and civil rights leader Rev. Lawson a happy birthday Saturday June 30, 2013 - ABC 13 Houston NAACP, local civil rights leaders call for resurrection of Voting Rights Act provision Local civil rights leaders said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court acted prematurely by overturning part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and they called on Congress to keep the law intact. June 28, 2013 - Chattanooga Times Free Press