The Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame honors people who have worked on behalf of civil rights in Florida. It is located in the Florida State Capitol and is administered by the Florida Department of Management Services. It was created in 2010 by unanimous vote of both houses of the Florida Legislature.
In 2019, Florida governor Ron DeSantis added three inductees: attorney Daniel Webster Perkins, Dr. Charles Ullman Smith, and Henry “Hank” James Thomas.
Inductees
This is a sortable table. Click on "Year" and it will sort by year. Click on "Name" and it will aort by first name. The source, which has the person's home town or county and reason for inclusion, is Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame Inductees, consulted February 6, 2022. Name Year Comment Marvin Davies2018 John Dorsey Due, Jr.Willie Oliver Wells, Sr. Reverend Dr.Patricia Stephens Due 2017civil rights activistArnett GirardeauDr.Willie H. Williams Reubin Askew 2015GovernorEdward Daniel Davis Sallye Brooks Mathis Robert Hayling 2014Dr.James Weldon Johnson writer, diplomat, NAACP leaderAsa Philip Randolph civil rights and labor activistHarry T. Moore and Harriette V. Moore 2013teachers, civil rights activistMargarita Romo James B. Sanderlin JudgeMary McLeod Bethune 2012educator, founder of Bethune College, civil rights activist Claude Pepper U.S. SenatorCharles Kenzie Steele Led Tallahassee bus boycott and the fight to desegregate restaurants in Tallahassee.Earl M. Johnson 2016Jesse McCrary Jr. Rutledge Henry Pearson Daniel Webster Perkins 2019Charles Ullman Smith Hank James Thomas
See also Florida Artists Hall of Fame St. Augustine Movement
External links Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame home page Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame website
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