Ernest Green
Born in Little Rock, Ark., September 22, 1941, Ernest Green earned his high school diploma from Little Rock Central High School. He and eight other black students were the first to integrate Central High following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that declared segregation illegal. The group would later become known as the "Little Rock Nine." He currently serves as the Managing Director of Public Finance for Lehman Brothers in Washington, D.C.
If anyone has "walked the walk" for social justice, it's Joan Southgate. In 2002 the retired social worker walked 519 miles, following the Underground Railroad from southern Ohio to Lake Erie to honor the arduous and dangerous path to freedom walked by her ancestors.
Joan Southgate was 73 when she had her "awakening." She resolved to take that journey herself and to make sure that those who traveled the Underground Railroad would never be forgotten.
Fred Gray Sr., a Case alumnus and emeritus trustee distinguished himself over the decades as a quiet hero in the civil rights movement. Gray was King's first civil rights lawyer, and his career includes notable civil rights-related cases. He represented Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Ala. The action led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and resulted in city buses being integrated in 1956.
The Three Doctors formed a non-profit foundation with a mission to inspire and create opportunities through education, mentoring and health awareness. They speak to youths and audiences around the country about their experiences, and they are the authors of the book "The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream." View the streaming video of The Three Doctor's presentation.
Rev. Valentino Lassiter
Author of the book Martin Luther King in the African-American Preaching Tradition; assistant professor of religious studies at John Carroll University. View the streaming video of his speech.
Former Cleveland Indians All-Star; nationally-known speaker
(Then) Lt. Gov. of Colorado; youngest lieutenant governor in the country and highest ranking African-American elected state official
Pastor of Cleveland's Olivet Institutional Baptist Church since 1975; was actively involved in the civil rights movement; since 1971 has been a national board member and trustee of the MLK Jr. Center for Non Violent Change
Director of the Office for Pastoral Liturgy of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Social activist and civil rights and liberties teacher; writer; was involved with Dr. King in the civil rights activities in Montgomery, Ala.
Civil rights attorney; served as attorney for Dr. King and Rosa Parks; Case alumnus who received his J.D. in 1954
(Then) Cuyahoga County prosecutor; double alumnae of Case, B.A. in 1971 and law degree in 1974
Author and educational consultant; has written several books, including Black Economics: Solutions for Community and Economic Empowerment
Author and poet; nationally-known speaker
Educational psychologist, motivational specialist and authority on young African-American children
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