They Made A Difference PART 2

Former Florida Attorney General and Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard William “Dick” Ervin, Jr. was born on January 26,...

Rabbi Israel Seymour “Sy” Dresner, a champion for civil rights known as “the most arrested rabbi in America,” was born on...

Born in Providence, RI, Leonard Pepper, Esq. moved to Daytona Beach, Florida with his parents, Harry and Bella Berman...

Dr. Michael Kasha was born on December 6, 1920 in Elizabeth, NJ. His influence and importance continues, both around the...

The Reverend Father David Henry Brooks (December 6, 1906 – February 11, 1974), Vicar of St. Michael and All Angels...

The Reverend Raleigh Noble “R.N.” Gooden, Sr. was born on December 13, 1927, the next to youngest of 11 children of the...

He ignored directives from FAMU President George W. Gore, Jr. to not participate in the Tallahassee Bus Boycott of 1956....

Chairman of Education, Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches 1989 - 2008 Associate Dean, Professor of...

When he was two years old, his family moved to Tallahassee where his father obtained a teaching position at Florida A&M...

Calvin Bess (November 17, 1944—August 5, 1967) was a Tallahassee-born civil rights worker and voting rights activist who...

He attended public school in Gary, West Virginia, and later received the Bachelor of Arts degree at Morehouse College in...