the actor and civil rights activist; and Lerone Bennett, Jr., executive editor of Ebony (magazine). In 1990 she received the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award. 1996, Noel was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. The Rachel B. Noel middle school in Denver is named in her honor. See also Brown v. Board of Education Education in the United States Plessy v. Ferguson Racial segregation References Further reading Summer Marie Cherland, No Prejudice Here: Racism, Resistance, and the Struggle for Equality in Denver, 1947-1994, 2014, UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers and Capstones, 2526 Robert T. Connery, Keyes v. School District No.1, 2013, History Colorado, Online Exhibits Jeanne Varnell, Women of Consequence: The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, Big Earth Publishing, 1999 1918 births 2008 deaths African-American people in Colorado politics African-American women in politics Fisk University alumni University of Denver alumni University of Colorado faculty African-American activists Activists for African-American civil rights School board members in Colorado Politicians from Denver Politicians from Hampton, Virginia Hampton University alumni African-American history of Colorado 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians American women academics 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American politicians 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women