Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision Ransby Barbara
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision Ransby Barbara One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential…
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision Ransby Barbara
One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned fifty years and touched thousands of lives.A gifted grassroots organizer, Baker shunned the spotlight in favor of vital behind-the-scenes work that helped power the black freedom struggle. Baker made a place for herself in predominantly male political circles that included W. E. B. She was a national officer and key figure in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a prime mover in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King Jr., all the while maintaining relationships with a vibrant group of women,