Strong Women Were Pillars Behind Civil Rights Movement Dorothy Height, president of the National Council of Negro Women and a key organizer of the march and Ella Baker, who founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, were key parts of the March on Washington. Other woman organizers included, Evelyn Lowery, Daisy Bates and Patricia and Priscilla Stephens. Read more about them and their unique role at the march, here. #MOW50
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:47:33 +0000
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