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Unita Blackwell’s Legacy of Educational Activism Lives On

Unita Blackwell’s Legacy of Educational Activism Lives On

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May 23, 2019
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Unita Blackwell’s Legacy of Educational Activism Lives On
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May 17 marked the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which outlawed racial segregation in public schools. While the brilliant legal strategies of Black Civil Rights attorneys such as Charles Hamilton Houston and Thurgood Marshall receive most of the attention, the Black parents and community leaders who …

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