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Quick Facts
- NAME: Ella Josephine Baker
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist
- BIRTH DATE: December 13, 1903
- DEATH DATE: December 13, 1986
- EDUCATION: Shaw University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Norfolk, Virginia
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Best Known For
Civil rights activist Ella Baker worked with the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Profile
Ella Baker got into political activism in the 1930s, organizing the Young Negroes Cooperative League in New York City, then as national director of the NAACP. In 1957, she helped form 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.
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