In so many ways, men are in the forefront because they are the only ones given opportunity to be visible leaders. Hence, men get the credit. The women who work in the background to make the movement, event, or the organization happen are too often forgotten.
In this week of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us also remember some of the women who also brought us the Civil Rights Movement.
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