June 1, 1924 – April 12, 2006
Social Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1993-2020) Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a tireless champion for equality and civil rights. She knew from personal experience the sting of being underestimated or dismissed because of her gender. She was challenged for...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 15, 1929 – January 4, 1968
Rep. John Lewis
We lost a hero in 2020. We lost a champion for civil and human rights. On July 17, 2020, we lost US Congressman John Lewis . John Robert Lewis was born outside of Troy, Alabama, on February 21, 1940. Lewis had a happy childhood but he railed against the unfairness of...
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery
Joseph Echols Lowery was called the "Dean of the Civil Rights Movement." He was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the civil rights movement. He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr. and others,...
Todd Portune
Todd Brian Portune was a member of the Cincinnati City Council and a Hamilton County Commissioner. He was regarded as left of center on social issues, and a fiscal conservative. He became one of the longest-serving Democrats in the Cincinnati region's history of...
Harriet Tubman
March 1822 – March 10, 1913
Patricia Wald
Patricia M. Wald was a pioneer for women in law, entering the legal profession at a time when women were a rare presence. She eventually became the first woman to serve on — and preside over — the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,...