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Educator and civil rights activist who developed literacy and citizenship workshops

Fought for voting rights for African Americans and led change through the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and her Congressional testimony

Labor activist whose work creating the United Farm Workers Union gave a disenfranchised group of laborers a voice in work relations

At the age of 15, she tried to integrate the bus system and break down segregation

Activist who fought to make society safer for women and to end racial segregation