Sterling Tucker (December 21, 1923 – July 14, 2019) was an American civil and political rights activist and politician in Washington, D.C.
Tucker was fired shortly after insisting that he eat in the main dining room while patronizing the restaurant on his day off.
[1] After graduating, Tucker worked for the National Urban League, first in Canton, Ohio, and in New York City.
[1] In 1959, Tucker was fined $500 after pleading no-contest to charges of filing fraudulent income tax returns by over-claiming allowable deductions.
[1] As part of the Poor People's Campaign, along with Reverend Ralph Abernathy and Coretta Scott King, Tucker organized Solidarity Day, a 50,000 member protest in Washington, D.C., on June 19, 1969.