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H. Rap Brown
October 4, &#;
Raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Rap Brown in the Autauga Court House in Prattville, Alabama, June , Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection, ADAH
When Hubert “Rap” Brown joined efforts to hold a Freedom Vote in Greene County, Alabama in , he was a veteran of direct action.
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At the age of 15, he organized a walkout of students at Southern High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in solidarity with ongoing demonstrations at nearby Southern University. The walkout caused the administration to shut the school down for two days and nearly got him expelled.
Eight years later, H. Rap Brown joined with local activists in the Alabama Black Belt to challenge white supremacy through the ballot box. In Greene County, that meant fighting to get Black candidates on the ballot, and it meant direct confrontations with authorities.
Brown was steadfast in his determination and deeply committed to the cause. “I knew it was my responsibility to work for the