While America celebrates the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement, let us also acknowledge and celebrate the women, some widely known and others largely unacknowledged, who were the backbone of the movement. Even as they often faced sexism from movement leaders which denied them speaking roles or leadership titles, women who supported … Continue reading "Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Women of the Movement"
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