Mathew Ahmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mathew Ahmann

American Catholic layman and civil rights activist

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1931

Place of Birth: St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 31-Dec-2001

Profession: civil rights advocate

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Mathew H.
Ahmann (September 10, 1931 – December 31, 2001) was an American Catholic layman and civil rights activist.
He was a leader of the Catholic Church's involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.By initiating the 1963 National Conference on Religion and Race, Ahmann worked to establish the civil rights movement as a moral cause.
He was one of four white men who joined the "Big Six" to organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
He gave a speech during the march that preceded the "I Have a Dream" speech of Martin Luther King Jr.
Following the Civil Rights Movement, he directed several civil rights and Catholic service initiatives.
He is not commonly thought of when thinking of the civil rights movement but has been said to have acted as a catalyst for the Catholic Church's involvement in the movement.

Rowland Scherman (1937–)
Description	American photographer
Date of birth	1937
Location of birth	New York City
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