Dorothy Height

American administrator, educator, and social activist. President of the National Council of Negro Women, and won the Congressional Gold Medal

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We believe, that when we stand strong with NCNW, we participate in creating the opportunities that make change happen

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"GODMOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT"

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I took on young people into my cause in the war against drugs, illiteracy, and unemployment.

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"We are not a problem people; we are a people with problems. We have historic strengths; we have survived because of family."

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Always as a volunteer, I led NCNW through the civil rights years and into self-help assistance programs in the 1970s and 1980s.#imsonice

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I became national president of Delta Sigma Theta in 1947, after serving for three years as vice president

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working for better working conditions for black domestic workers, leading to her election to YWCA national leadership

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I was hired by the YWCA

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NAACP largest and oldest civil rights organizations #imthechairman

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NAACP was founded in 1909 by a group of multi-racial activists

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Over the decades, I've advised a string of American presidents on civil rights.

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We have to realize we are building a movement.

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"Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”

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without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient.

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In l970, I directed the series of activities culminating in the YWCA Convention adopting as its "One Imperative" tothe elimination of racism

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as participating in major Civil Rights leadership, I led NCNW to deal with unmet needs among women and their families to combat hunger

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member leader in the United Civil Rights Leadership along with Martin Luther King, Whitney H. Young, A. Philip Randolph, James Farmer

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In l957, I was elected fourth National President of NCNW and served until l998 when she became Chair and President Emerita

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I was elected National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority in 1947 - and served until l956 #veryhonored

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made a study of the training of women's organizations in five African countries: Liberia, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria