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W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
historian, philosopher, sociologist, social worker, human rights activist, photographer, poet, autobiographer, opinion journalist, teacher, journalist, art historian, economist
- Fisk University, Harvard University
Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926-2022)
bhikkhu, poet, peace activist, monk, spiritual teacher, religious studies scholar
- Princeton University
Noam Chomsky (born 1928)
philosopher, linguist, psychologist, anthropologist, human rights activist, educator, media critic, opinion journalist, computer scientist, historian, philologist
- Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alice Walker (born 1944)
poet, essayist, civil rights advocate, educator, actor, film producer, climate activist
- Sarah Lawrence College, Spelman College
Ralph Nader (born 1934)
lawyer, historian, politician, lobbyist, environmentalist, political activist, journalist, columnist
- Princeton University, Harvard Law School
Hamid Dabashi (born 1951)
historian, professor, sociologist, literary historian, literary critic, journalist, film critic, peace activist
- Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania
Harriet Martineau (1802-1876)
linguist, journalist, economist, historian, translator, sociologist, essayist, women's rights activist, philosopher, geographer, suffragist