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Reform & Rights

Abolitionists, suffragists, organizers and advocates who changed what Americans were entitled to.

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Role: Any Activist 70 Author 21 Tribal Leader 18 Abolitionist 12 Conservationist 12 Military Commander 10 Religious Leader 10 Biologist 7 Journalist 7 Suffragist 7 Educator 6 Legislator 5 Catalyst 4 Labor Organizer 4 Lawyer 4 Public Health Leader 4
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Ralph Nader b. 1934Civil Rights & Social ReformConsumer advocate whose auto-safety campaign produced federal vehicle standards and a public-interest lobbying network.Wendell Phillips 1811–1884Civil Rights & Social ReformAbolition's great orator, who refused to disband the movement when slavery ended.Pauli Murray 1910–1985Civil Rights & Social ReformLawyer and activist whose legal arguments laid groundwork for Brown v. Board and LGBTQ rights.Vine Deloria Jr. 1933–2005Indigenous Leaders & Native NationsWriter and legal scholar whose work transformed public understanding of Native sovereignty, treaty rights, and Indigenous religion.