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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.