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Ella Baker

“Civil rights leader. She organized the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, April 1960, at Shaw University. Her childhood home ¼ mi. E.”

State historical marker: E-120: Ella Baker 1903-1986

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Ella Baker's catalytic leadership: a primer on community engagement and communication for social justice

Parker, Patricia Sue · 2020 · University of California Press

Preface -- Introduction -- Translating Ella Baker's legacy of social justice leadership into everyday praxis -- "People under the heels of oppression should be the ones leading" : entering into community partnerships --…

Duke University Oral History Program collection,

Duke University · 1973

The Duke University Oral History Program Collection contains approximately 153 oral history interviews recorded to audiocassette by project participants in the years 1973-1978 and 1992. The majority of the oral history …

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