Ella Baker
Organized for the NAACP, ran the office at Martin Luther King's conference, and then helped young people found SNCC and told them to lead it themselves. Strong people, she said, do not need strong leaders.
Black excellence, on the record
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Organized for the NAACP, ran the office at Martin Luther King's conference, and then helped young people found SNCC and told them to lead it themselves. Strong people, she said, do not need strong leaders.