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Before Rosa Parks

Posted on January 29, 2013 by PennyColman

One hundred and one years before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings insisted on her right to ride a street car in New York City. Forced off by the conductor & a police officer, Jennings filed a lawsuit. The day after a … Continue reading →

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Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on January 21, 2013 by PennyColman

Remember the heroic known & unknown women of the Civil Rights Movement; I’ve written about Fannie Lou Hamer, Claudette Colvin, Sheyann Webb & there are countless more–Jo Ann Robinson, Ella Baker, Diane Nash, Dorothy Height . . . . I … Continue reading →

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