Kelly Miller Smith, Sr. led seminars teaching nonviolent approach to pursuing civil rights and equality. His seminars were attended by several future leaders, including John Lewis, Diane Nash, Marion Barry, Bernard Lafayette, and James Bevel.
Our Mission
The mission of the Kelly Miller Smith Foundation is to advance the effectiveness of social justice activism and activists through engagement, education, preparation and activation, as inspired by the learnings and legacy of Kelly Miller Smith, Sr..
“Suddenly they began to grasp the meaning of life itself. They began to get some feel that a person ought to have a cause for which he can give himself, and a cause which will outlast his own living.”