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Ella Baker
Ella Baker, born in 1903 in Virginia, was a pivotal civil rights leader known for empowering emerging activists, including Rosa Parks and Freedom Riders. Growing up in North Carolina, her grandmother’s stories of resistance against slavery shaped her dedication to social justice. After graduating as valedictorian from Shaw University, she moved to New York and joined various activist organizations. Baker played key roles in the NAACP and Southern Christian Leadership Conference and co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Her legacy of community-driven change and relentless advocacy for justice continues to inspire through the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.
Ella Baker, born in 1903 in Virginia, was a pivotal civil rights leader known for empowering emerging activists, including Rosa Parks and Freedom Riders. Growing up in North Carolina, her grandmother’s stories of resistance against slavery shaped her dedication to social justice. After graduating as valedictorian from Shaw University, she moved to New York and joined various activist organizations. Baker played key roles in the NAACP and Southern Christian Leadership Conference and co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Her legacy of community-driven change and relentless advocacy for justice continues to inspire through the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.
Ella Baker
Ella Baker, born in 1903 in Virginia, was a pivotal civil rights leader known for empowering emerging activists, including Rosa Parks and Freedom Riders. Growing up in North Carolina, her grandmother’s stories of resistance against slavery shaped her dedication to social justice. After graduating as valedictorian from Shaw University, she moved to New York and joined various activist organizations. Baker played key roles in the NAACP and Southern Christian Leadership Conference and co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Her legacy of community-driven change and relentless advocacy for justice continues to inspire through the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.