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James Baldwin
The American writer and social critic was awarded an honorary doctorate in Hull in 1976.
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Henry Box Brown
A former slave and entertainer who earned his nickname after his escape attempt from slavery.
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William Craft
Abolitionist, social reformer and fugitive slave born enslaved in Georgia in 1824.
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Alexander Crummell
Abolitionist, academic and one of the first African nationalists who visited Hull in 1853.
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C.L.R. James
Historian, journalist and socialist who was commended by the University of Hull in 1983.
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John Kufuor
Ghanaian politician and businessman who opened the Wilberforce Institute in Hull.
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Una Marson
Black feminist-nationalist, writer, journalist and broadcaster who visited Hull in 1933.
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Sella Martin
Fugitive slave who escaped to become an activist and reformer in the transatlantic sphere.
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Dr Harold Moody
Physician and activist who visited Hull in 1933 for the Wilberforce centenary celebrations.
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Dusé Mohamed Ali
Egyptian actor, writer, businessman, entrepreneur and activist who lived in Hull for 5 years.
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Moses Roper
Activist and fugitive slave who conducted extensive lecturing tours, stopping off in Beverley.
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Desmond Tutu
Anglican clergyman and activist who visited Hull on four occasions between 1989 and 2007.
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Ansel Wong
Cultural and political activist who attended the University of Hull in the mid-1960s.
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