Cleveland Sellers date of birth:
November 8, 1944
How old is Cleveland Sellers?
81
Where was Cleveland Sellers born?
Denmark, South Carolina, USA
Cleveland Sellers body shape:
Average
What color is Cleveland Sellers's hair?
Black
What is Cleveland Sellers's ethnicity?
Black
What is Cleveland Sellers nationality?
American
What is Cleveland Sellers's occupation?
Educator, Activist
Cleveland Sellers claim to fame:
Civil Rights
Short Biography
Cleveland Sellers, Jr. (born November 8, 1944) is the current president of Voorhees College, and a veteran civil rights activist who helped lead the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was the only person convicted and jailed for events at the Orangeburg Massacre, a 1968 civil rights protest in which three students were killed by state troopers. Sellers' conviction and the acquittal of the other nine defendants was believed to be motivated by racism, and Sellers received a full pardon 25 years after the incident.