Harold K.
Brown, an American civil rights leader, died on May 6, 2026. He was 92.
Brown was active in San Diego, California, where he graduated from San Diego State University in 1959 and later became the first African American to hold administrative rank at the university. He also founded chapters of the Congress for Racial Equality and was repeatedly arrested during protests against racial discrimination.
Harold K. Brown, 92, American civil rights leader.