Harold Kenneth Brown (May 6, 1934 – May 6, 2026) was an American civil rights leader in San Diego, California.[2][3] He graduated from San Diego State University (SDSU) in 1959 and became the first African American to hold administrative rank at the university.[4] He founded chapters of the Congress for Racial Equality and was arrested repeatedly for protesting against racial discrimination.[4] In 2011, SDSU inaugurated the "Harold K. Brown Civil Rights and African American Experience Collection" - a historical collection from the civil rights movement, consisting of thousands of photographs, documents and oral accounts, many from Brown's personal collection.[5][6] In 2016, he was interviewed for the national Civil Rights History Project, a national initiative of the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to record interviews with freedom rights activists.[7] Brown died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 92.[8]
Harold K. Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1934 York, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
| Died | May 6, 2026 (aged 92) |
| Education | Master of Business Administration - Fordham University |
| Alma mater | Penn State University |
| Occupation | Civil rights leader |
References
edit- ↑ "San Diego State Honors Harold Kenneth Brown". San Diego Urban League. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ Lanthorne, Amanda. "Harold K. Brown Papers". Harold K. Brown Papers, 1956-2000. San Diego State University Special Collections and University Archives. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "The Harold K. Brown Civil Rights and African American Experience Collection". San Diego State University. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- 1 2 "Harold Brown". San Diego State University. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ "Civil Rights Collection To Be Dedicated At SDSU". ABC 10. October 22, 2011. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ Jonathan Horn (October 22, 2011). "Collection chronicles local civil rights struggles". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ↑ "Harold K. Brown interview conducted by David P. Cline in San Diego, California, 2016". Civil RIghts History Project. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ Gary Robbins (May 12, 2026). "Prominent San Diego civil rights leader, former SDSU administrator Harold K. Brown dies at 92". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
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