Reginald Petty

Biography

Reginald Edwin Petty, a trailblazer in civil rights, education, and international development, is a 1956 and 1963 graduate of SIU Carbondale. His activism began in the 1960s, when he joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, working alongside icons like John Lewis and Dick Gregory. He has held numerous U.S. Presidential…