Women overlooked in civil rights movement - U.S. news - Life - Race & ethnicity - msnbc... - 2 views
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Visible, but unsung But scan historic
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Visible, but unsung But scan historical images of the most dramatic moments of the civil rights movement — protesters blasted by fire hoses and dogs lunging at blacks — and women and girls are everywhere.
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There is a 1964 image of Mississippi beautician Vera Piggy styling hair and educating her customers on voter registration.
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Woman had key roles in civil rights movement is an article on msnbc.com which discuses what we have been discussing in class. How woman with in the civil rights movement are largely unknown and remained in the background. It names several woman involved nationally in civil rights including Ella Baker, Septima Poinsetta Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Vivian Jones.
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I think this article reiterates exactly what our class has been talking about how women were overlooked and more behind the scenes in this movement. The women were not really given the credit they deserve and this article realizes that and touches on important aspects that our class has talked about.
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A great article highlighting some of the behind the scenes roles of women. It also describes how many women, which were involved in the movement are still unknown.