December 13th is Ella Baker Day!!! "Born in 1903 in Norfolk, Virginia, Ella Baker became involved in political activism in the 1930s. She organized the Young Negroes Cooperative League in New York City, and later became a national director for the NAACP. In 1957, Baker joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, whose first president was Martin Luther King, Jr. She also worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to support civil rights activism on college campuses. Baker died in New York City in 1986." Thank you Ms. Baker for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Ella Baker. :-)
http://www.biography.com/people/ella-baker-9195848
"Strong people don't need strong leaders." - Ella Baker
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