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Ella baker

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Date of birth: December 13, 1903

Place of birth: in Norfolk, Virginia.

Early Life (Family)

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Ella Jo Baker was born on December 13, 1903, in Norfolk, Virginia. Growing up in North Carolina, she developed a sense for social justice early on, due in part to her grandmother's stories about life under slavery.

Education

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Ella attended high school and then college at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1927, she graduated as the class valedictorian. She hoped to attend graduate school, but her family could not afford it. Instead, she moved to New York City in search of work.

some of her Biggers challenges

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discrimination many times in her life.

what Ella famous for

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She is the Civil Rights Movement
A major force in shaping the development of the Civil Rights Movement in America, Ella Baker was the premiere behind-the-scenes organizer, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) headed by Martin Luther King, Jr., and an inspiring force behind the creation of the Student Non-Violent.

A lesson that you can learn from her is.

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people were strongest when they had a caring and determined network of support to rely on.

Her famous quote is

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Give light and people will find the way. Ella Baker.
One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going. Ella Baker.
Strong people don't need strong leaders. Ella Baker.

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Baker continued to be a respected and influential leader in the fight for human and civil rights until her death on December 13, 1986, her 83rd birthday.

Ella baker fun facts

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lla Baker was born on December 13, 1903, in Norfolk, Virginia. ...
She was an influential civil rights and human rights activist. ...
Baker worked alongside leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. ...
She played a key role in founding and leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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