1899 - 1981
Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was an influential American theologian, author, and civil rights leader. He was the first African American dean of Boston University School of Theology and played a crucial role in the development of nonviolent resistance as a spiritual philosophy, significantly impacting the American civil rights movement. Thurman is best known for his seminal work, "Jesus and the Disinherited," which explores the intersection of religion and the struggle for social justice.