She wrote the award-winning children’s book “Tar Beach,” based on one of her quilts.
Civil Rights
Stories and tributes to the lives touched by the civil rights movement.
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She created leadership programs to help Black youth through the National Urban Coalition.
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She was the sister-in-law of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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He was known for his signature phrase, “What are you going to do about it?”
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He led the King Center for Nonviolent Change.
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He had the longest service record as a municipal worker in Memphis history.
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She had a memorable encounter with Birmingham’s Bull Connor.
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She was a longtime professor at Spelman College.
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A “giant” in public service, he served in both educational and political offices.
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Remembering civil rights leader Ella Baker and other notable people born this day in history.