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The Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame honors people who have worked on behalf of civil rights in Florida.[1] 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.[2][3]

In 2019, Florida governor Ron DeSantis added three inductees: attorney Daniel Webster Perkins, Dr. Charles Ullman Smith, and Henry “Hank” James Thomas.[4][5]

Inductees

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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 Davies 2018
John Dorsey Due, Jr. 2018
Willie Oliver Wells, Sr. 2018 Reverend Dr.
Patricia Stephens Due 2017 civil rights activist
Arnett Elyus Girardeau Jr.[6] 2017 Dr.
Willie H. Williams 2017
Reubin Askew 2015 Governor
Edward Daniel Davis 2015
Sallye Brooks Mathis 2015
Robert B. Hayling 2014 Dr.
James Weldon Johnson 2014 writer, diplomat, NAACP leader
Asa Philip Randolph 2014 civil rights and labor activist
Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. Moore 2013 teachers, civil rights activist
Margarita Romo 2013
James B. Sanderlin 2013 Judge
Mary McLeod Bethune 2012 educator, founder of Bethune College, civil rights activist
Claude Pepper 2012 U.S. Senator
Charles Kenzie Steele 2012 Led Tallahassee bus boycott and the fight to desegregate restaurants in Tallahassee.
Earl M. Johnson 2016
Jesse McCrary Jr. 2016
Rutledge Henry Pearson 2016
Daniel Webster Perkins 2019
Charles Ullman Smith 2019
Hank James Thomas 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Farm workers advocate Margarita Romo named to Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame". Tampa Bay Times.
  2. ^ "CS/HB 523 — Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame" (PDF). May 11, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Laws of Florida, Chapter 2010-53 / Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 523" (PDF). 2010.
  4. ^ "Governor Ron DeSantis Selects Three Inductees to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame".
  5. ^ "Inductees Into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame". The Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
  6. ^ "Dr. Arnett Elyus Girardeau, Jr". The Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
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