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Roundtree, Irwin William Langston "Dominie" (1855?-1948)
Irwin William Langston “Dominie” Roundtree was born into slavery in Georgia sometime in the mid-1850s, though the precise year of his birth remains uncertain. Census records, seminary files, and Roundtree’s own recollections offer conflicting dates, ranging from 1855 to 1860.… -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Bergen County Branch
Many notable residents of Englewood have been members of The Bergen County Branch of the NAACP. -
National Urban League (NUL)
The National Urban League is a civil rights organization that advocates for African American rights, fighting against racial discrimination. The Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negros was founded in 1910 by Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Hayes and it merged with… -
King, Martin Luther Jr. (1929-1968)
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and one of the most influential leaders of the modern civil rights movement. His national leadership began in December 1955 during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and continued until his assassination in April 1968. King is best known for… -
Vismale, Calvin Ferdinand, Sr. (1927-2022)
Calvin Ferdinand Vismale was a business administrator, civil rights advocate, and church leader whose work placed him at the center of Englewood, New Jersey’s civic and cultural life during the 1950s. Through his leadership in finance, education debates, religious institutions,… -
Davis, John Warren (1888-1980)
John Warren Davis was an educator and civil rights leader. He was president of West Virginia State University from 1919 to 1953. While in this position, Davis led the college to become fully accredited, making the institution one of the four black colleges and the first public… -
Margolies, Israel Raphael (1916?-1988)
Israel Raphael Margolies was a spiritual leader and civil rights activist. He graduated from the Jewish Institute of Religion. He served at the Temple Emanu-El from 1937 to 1953 and the Beth Am the Peoples Temple from 1953 to 1981. He was also a civil rights activist and marched… -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an interracial human rights organization. The mission of the organization was to abolish segregation and discrimination. It was founded in 1909 by a group of people including W.E.B. DuBois, Ida Bell,… -
Kay, Barbara Jane (1926-1997)
Barbara Kay was a civil rights activist, educator, and Freedom Rider whose work linked national struggles for racial justice with local efforts to dismantle segregation in northern communities. While she is often remembered alongside her husband, composer Ulysses S. Kay, Kay… -
Baer, Anne Stewart (1933?-2003)
Anne Stewart Baer was involved in the Civil Rights Movement Freedom Rides. In 1962 she was arrested briefly for her protesting. She lived in Englewood with her husband, Byron M. Baer. They divorced in 1983. She had two children, David and Laura Baer Levine.