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Portrait of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

South Africa · 1918–2013

President & anti-apartheid leader

Studio portrait of Mahatma Gandhi from 1931

Mahatma Gandhi

India · 1869–1948

Independence leader

Portrait of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

United States · c. 1822–1913

Abolitionist & humanitarian

Portrait of Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony

United States · 1820–1906

Social reformer & suffragist

Seated portrait of Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst

United Kingdom · 1858–1928

Suffragette leader

Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

United States · 1929–1968

Civil rights leader & minister

Press photograph of Malcolm X from 1963

Malcolm X

United States · 1925–1965

Civil rights activist & minister

Portrait of Rosa Parks from 1956

Rosa Parks

United States · 1913–2005

Civil rights activist

Photograph of Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

United States · 1942–2018

Singer and songwriter

Photograph of Nina Simone

Nina Simone

United States · 1933–2003

Singer, pianist, and civil rights activist