Description: (Civil rights activist)
C. P. Ellis began his career as a segregationist and rose to prominence as a local leader in the Ku Klux Klan in Durham, North Carolina. However, he experienced a significant change over time, shifting from advocating racial segregation to becoming a committed civil rights advocate and labor union organizer. His transformation from a Klan leader to a champion of equality and justice reflects a profound evolution in his beliefs and principles, which had a lasting influence on the community he once divided.