Charles Neblett (born 1941) was a member of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a Freedom Rider. He helped found The Freedom Singers.[1][2]
Life
Neblett, who sings bass, hails from Cairo, Illinois.[2] "While a student at Southern Illinois University, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee recruited him to organize sit-ins, freedom rides and voter registration drives in Mississippi and Alabama."[3] "His long career as a civil and human rights activist has taken him through more than 40 states and 50,000 miles as a member of The Freedom Singers, a legendary quartet that performed at the 1963 March on Washington."[4]
He has worked in the Black Bottom neighborhood, Russellville, Kentucky.[5] He served as "the first black elected magistrate in Logan County, Kentucky."[6][7]
He was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2010.[4] In 2014, "Charles Neblett was a special guest of President Barack Obama at the White House during Black History Month."[8]
References
- ^ Asim, Jabari (May 17, 2004). "Charles Neblett, Fighting for Our Rights". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Music: Freedom Singers". Bernice Johnson Reagon. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ Wilson, Laurel (2014-01-18). "Russellville celebrates civil rights movement with Unity Walk". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ a b "Announcing 2010 Inductees to KY Civil Rights Hall of Fame". Kentucky.gov. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Charles Neblett, Founding Member of Freedom Singers, on WKYU Discussing His Work and the Russellville Community.". The Boiled Down Juice. February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Sing Out for Freedom". KET Instructional TV. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "The Freedom Singers". Episode Program 103. Retrieved 2014-05-04. Missing or empty
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External links
- Charles Neblett at the Jodi F. Solomon Speakers Bureau
- Stansbury, Amy (2013-02-14). "Civil-rights activist sings for freedom". Evening Sun. Retrieved 2014-05-05.