William Sumpter McIntosh (February 2, 1921 – March 4, 1974) was a civil rights leader from Dayton, Ohio.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and on February 26, 1961, he led one of the first major civil rights protests in the Dayton, Ohio community.
[1] He challenged segregation in Dayton before the Civil Rights Movement gained attention nationally.
He utilized nonviolent methods to fight for the rights of minorities to work at Rike's department store, Liberal supermarket, and other establishments in the Dayton area.
McIntosh organized community groups and was the executive director of the Dayton chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).