2009 Civil Rights Pioneers - 42 cent stamp

The 2009 Civil Rights Pioneers series honors the courageous men and women whose leadership energized the African American civil rights movement across generations.

This beautifully designed presentation features a block of 10 stamps depicting:

• Mary Church Terrell — educator and civil rights activist
• J.R. Clifford — West Virginia's first Black attorney
• Oswald Garrison Villard — co-founder of the NAACP
• Ruby Hurley — NAACP regional director in the Deep South
• Charles Hamilton Houston — architect of the legal strategy that led to Brown v. Board of Education
• Medgar Evers — NAACP field secretary and civil rights martyr
• Ella Baker — organizer and mentor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

A powerful and meaningful collectible for civil rights history enthusiasts and stamp collectors alike.