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The Role of African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement

Despite their contributions often being overlooked, these women played important roles at the local level, connecting national and grassroots organizations. I’m sharing two top African American women regarding Civil Rights Movement. Dorothy I. Height Dorothy Irene Height, born in Richmond, Virginia, on March 24, 1912, devoted her life to fighting for racial and gender equality. …

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