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  1. Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – December 15, 1987) was an African American educator and civil rights activist. Clark developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that played an important role in the drive for voting rights and civil rights for African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. [1]

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Septima Poinsette Clark, a teacher and civil rights activist who founded citizenship schools for African Americans. Find out how she fought for equal pay, voting rights and education in the South.

  3. Apr 30, 2024 · American civil rights movement. Septima Poinsette Clark (born May 3, 1898, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.—died December 15, 1987, Johns Island, South Carolina) was an American educator and civil rights activist. Her own experience of racial discrimination fueled her pursuit of racial equality and her commitment to strengthen the African ...

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  4. Learn about the life and legacy of Septima Clark, a pioneer in grassroots citizenship education and the \"Mother of the Movement\". She taught literacy, rights and democracy to black people in the South and worked with SCLC and King.

  5. Feb 6, 2008 · Learn about the life and achievements of Septima Poinsette Clark, a pioneer in educating African Americans for full citizenship rights. She taught in segregated schools, joined the NAACP, founded citizenship schools, and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  6. Feb 16, 2016 · If you answered “Rosa Parks,” you’re wrong—a woman named Septima Poinsette Clark earned that moniker for her pioneering civil rights work years before Parks made her fateful ride. The...

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  8. Aug 6, 2021 · Learn about Septima Clark, a Charleston native who fought for African American rights and founded the Citizenship Schools. She taught literacy, challenged segregation, and worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the NAACP.

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