African-american civil rights activist (1925-1963).

Born July 2nd, 1925 in Decatur.

Died June 12th, 1963 at 37 years old in Jackson.

Malcolm X

Born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha.

Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old

Martin Luther King Jr.

Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta.

Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old

Stokely Carmichael

Born June 29th, 1941 in Port of Spain.

Died November 15th, 1998 at 57 years old

Emmett Till

Born July 25th, 1941 in Chicago.

Died August 28th, 1955 at 14 years old

Nelson Mandela

Born July 18th, 1918 in Mvezo.

Died December 5th, 2013 at 95 years old