Maxine Smith, Dorothy Truitt Walk and Cornelia Crenshaw were civil rights leaders who challenged injustice and made a ...
This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and The New Yorker. The Ohio Model: Rarely seen letters show how the ...
Cornelia Crenshaw, full-time community activist Another outstanding woman of the Memphis Civil Rights Movement was Cornelia Crenshaw. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School ...
The decision kicked off decades of debates over discrimination and educational access in communities across the nation. The ...
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Two decades after Brown v. Board, the Supreme Court struck down a desegregation order—and paved the way for today’s ...
Each winter, eighth grade students at the Gordon School take a trip to Alabama and Georgia to visit historic sites associated ...
In the 1960s and 1970s, high school student-led activism successfully reshaped school districts across the country.
Through their collective achievements, these extraordinary women created lasting foundations for social justice, equality, ...
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Discover the remarkable women who shaped Virginia’s history, from First Ladies and civil rights leaders to aviation pioneers ...