Civil rights activist Graves & Memorials

Rodolphe Desdunes

1849–1928 (age 79)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2

Rodolphe Desdunes was a New Orleans resident and civil rights activist who lived from 1849 to 1928.

Harry M. Moore

1895–1942 (age 47)

Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery

Harry M. Moore was an American civil rights activist and NAACP organizer in Florida who was killed by a bomb in 1951.

Andrew Goodman

1943–1964 (age 21)

Mount Judah Cemetery

Andrew Goodman (1943-1964), the New York City civil rights activist slain in Mississippi, is buried at Mount Judah Cemet...

Felicitas Mendez

1916–1998 (age 82)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Felicitas Mendez (1916-1998) was a Puerto Rican civil rights activist whose family spearheaded the landmark Mendez v. We...

William Kochiyama

1921–1993 (age 72)

Green Hills Memorial Park

William Kochiyama (1921-1993) was a Washington, D.C.-area Japanese American civil rights activist laid to rest at Green ...

Daisy Bates

1914–1999 (age 85)

Haven of Rest Cemetery

Daisy Bates (1914–1999) was an American civil rights activist and publisher who mentored the Little Rock Nine and foug...

Robert F. Williams

1925–1996 (age 71)

Hillcrest Cemetery

Robert F. Williams (1925–1996) of Monroe, the civil rights activist and author, is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery.

David Richmond

1941–1990 (age 49)

Carolina Biblical Gardens of Guilford

David Richmond (1941-1990) was one of the Greensboro Four whose sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter helped energize th...

Fred Korematsu

1919–2005 (age 86)

Mountain View Cemetery

Fred Korematsu (1919–2005) was an Oakland-born civil rights activist whose legal challenge against Japanese American i...

Rosa Parks

1913–2005 (age 92)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Rosa Parks was the towering civil rights activist from Tuskegee laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Mildred Loving

1939–2008 (age 69)

Saint Stephen's Baptist Church Cemetery

Mildred Loving (1939–2008) was an American civil rights figure whose marriage to Richard Loving led to the Supreme Cou...

Annie Lee Cooper

1910–2010 (age 100)

Selma

Annie Lee Cooper (1910–2010) became a celebrated Selma voting-rights activist who famously challenged segregationists ...

Cecilia Suyat Marshall

1928–2022 (age 94)

Arlington National Cemetery

Cecilia Suyat Marshall (1928-2022) was a Filipino-American civil rights activist who supported the NAACP and her husband...

Jefferson Thomas

1942–2010 (age 68)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jefferson Thomas (1942–2010), from Little Rock, is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Roy Innis

1934–2017 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Roy Innis (1934–2017) was an American civil rights activist and longtime national chairman of the Congress of Racial E...

Fred Shuttlesworth

1922–2011 (age 89)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Fred Shuttlesworth (1922–2011) of Mount Meigs was a fiery civil rights leader instrumental in desegregation efforts.

Evelyn G. Lowery

1925–2013 (age 88)

Westview Cemetery

Evelyn G. Lowery (1925–2013) was a Memphis-born civil rights activist who helped lead the Southern Christian Leadershi...

Yuri Kochiyama

1921–2014 (age 93)

Green Hills Memorial Park

Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014) was a Japanese American civil rights activist remembered for her lifelong advocacy for racial...

Juanita Abernathy

1929–2019 (age 90)

Lincoln Cemetery

Juanita Abernathy (1929–2019) of Uniontown lies at Lincoln Cemetery after a lifetime of civil rights work.

Franklin McCain

1941–2014 (age 73)

Oaklawn Cemetery and Mausoleum

Civil rights leader Franklin McCain (1941–2014) from Union County is interred at Oaklawn Cemetery and Mausoleum.