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Who Was Ella Baker?


Who Was Ella Baker?

Ella Baker's influence was reflected in the nickname she acquired: “Fundi,” a Swahili word meaning a person who teaches a craft to the next generation. Baker ...

Ella Baker | Biography, Civil Rights Movement, & Facts | Britannica

Ella Baker was an American community organizer and political activist who brought her skills and principles to bear in the major civil ...

Life Story: Ella Baker

Ella Baker (1903-1986) Civil Rights Leader. The story of a grassroots organizer and outspoken leader in the Black civil rights movement.

Ella Baker - SNCC Digital Gateway

There would not have been a SNCC without Ella Baker. While serving as Executive Secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), ...

Ella Baker - Wikipedia

Ella Baker ... Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely ...

Baker, Ella Josephine | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and ...

Rejecting Martin Luther King's charismatic leadership, Ella Baker advised student activists organizing the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Ella Baker - National Women's Hall of Fame

Ella Baker was the premiere behind-the-scenes organizer, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) headed by Martin Luther King, Jr.

"ELLA BAKER: MY CIVIL RIGHTS GENERATION'S 'FUNDI ...

Ella Baker was an outspoken warrior against injustice and inequality her entire life, and always, always unwilling to rest. Her words continue to be a rallying ...

Ella Baker - SCLC, Life & Facts - Biography (Bio.)

Civil rights leader Ella Baker helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

Ella Baker | Archives of Women's Political Communication

Ella Josephine Baker was a civil rights activist whose organizational, behind-the-scenes work made her one of the most important figures in the Civil Rights ...

Ella Baker | Freedom and Citizenship - Columbia University

Ella Baker. Ella Baker was a civil rights activist and important member of some of the most influential organizations in the civil rights movement. She was born ...

Ella Baker - 'The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement' - YouTube

After graduating from Shaw University, Ella Baker moved to New York City and began her career as a grassroots organizer.

Dec. 13, 1903: Civil Rights and Human Rights Activist Ella Baker Born

Ella Baker, born Dec. 13, 1903 and died Dec. 13, 1986, was a civil rights and human rights activist beginning in the 1930s whose career spanned more than five ...

Opinion | Ella Baker's Legacy Runs Deep. Know Her Name.

Ella Josephine Baker, a black North Carolina native who migrated to New York in the 1920s, was a major part of that ground crew for over 50 years.

Ella Baker: A Name We All Should Know - Church Anew

Still, one woman's name was just a whisper during the services for Lewis — Ella Baker. Baker was one of the founders of the Southern Christian ...

In Memoriam: Ella Baker - SNCC Legacy Project

Ella Baker 1903-1986 Ella Josephine Baker was born in 1903 in Norfolk, VA. She graduated from Shaw University in Raleigh, NC in 1927. Baker worked as an ...

Ella Baker - Americans Who Tell The Truth

Biography. The granddaughter of a slave who was beaten for refusing to marry a man her master chose for her, Ella Baker dedicated her life to working behind the ...

Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement, Second Edition

One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker ...

Ella Baker: The legacy of a civil rights activist - The Washington ...

Ella Baker, a civil rights activist and mentor, fought against injustice and inequality. Her rallying cry for freedom remains relevant ...

Ella Baker and the SNCC | The African Americans

Learn the story of Ella Baker, the unsung hero of the civil rights movement who founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960, ...