About
American educator and socialist who influenced most of the Civil Rights Movement leaders including Martin Luther King Jr..
Before Fame
He studied folk schools in Denmark to learn about community empowerment.
Trivia
In 1932 he cofounded the Highlander Folk School, which notably trained civil rights leader Rosa Parks prior to her historic role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Family Life
He married and had two children with Zilphia Mae Johnson.
Associated With
He was called "The Father of the Civil Rights Movement" by James Bevel.
