Dorothy Height (1912 – 2010) was an African-American civil rights and women's rights activist. She is credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and African Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. She was the president of the
National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. Height's role in the
Big Six civil rights movement was frequently ignored by the press due to sexism.
Lena Horne (1917 – 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. A groundbreaking African-American performer, Horne advocated for civil rights and took part in the
March on Washington in August 1963.
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I love when you post singers - I end up passing the time listening to forgotten, or unknown, songs!
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DeleteBoth great women! I almost posted Lina Horne, too.
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DeleteI didn't know Lena Horne was in so many films. I may be lured into the 1943 Stormy Weather musical on You Tube with its terrific cast and the perfect running time of under 90 minutes.
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DeleteThank you for sharing these stamps. I am learning a lot from your posts.
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DeleteWhat a shame I'd never heard of Dorothy Height before today.
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