Dorothy Irene Height - Laurel Branch Library - Laurel, MD
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bluesnote
N 39° 06.193 W 076° 51.377
18S E 339488 N 4329871
A citizen memorial inside the Laurel Branch Library.
Waymark Code: WMZWV4
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2019
Views: 5
The plaque says "This meeting room is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy Irene Height (1912-2010)
Known as the "Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement," she was an advocate for African-American civil rights and a pioneer of social welfare reform and economic development for women, children and families.
"No on will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate. We have to see that all of us are in the same boat.""
Address:
Laurel, MD
Website: Not listed
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