Book description
In the mid-1950s, Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987), a former public school teacher, developed a citizenship training program that enabled thousands of African Americans to register to vote and then to link the power of the ballot to concrete strategies for individual and communal empowerment. In this vibrantly written biography, Katherineā¦
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Freedomās Teacher traces the lifelong activism of South Carolina-born Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987), a public school teacher who developed a citizenship training program that empowered African Americans to register for the vote and cast their ballots. I love this book because it highlights African American womenās essential, if often overlooked, role in the ālong Civil Rights Movement.ā For instance, Rosa Parks participated in one of Clarkās workshops shortly before launching the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In addition, Charronās study calls attention to the importance of education as a tool for activism.
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