Ella Jo Baker

1903-1987

Considered the single most influential woman in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Jo Baker worked tirelessly for 50 years as a behind-the-scenes organizer, without concern for personal recognition or publicity. She was the Director of Branches of the NAACP for almost 20 years, and also helped form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

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    Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.

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    Black Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

    Black Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

    by Zita Allen

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    o    Each foreword is written by a well-known author and sets the tone for the reader's experience in each book

     
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    Based on personal interviews in many cases, "This well-written overview focuses on the entire movement, from 1900-1964. Libraries would do we

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