Septima Poinsette Clark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Septima Poinsette Clark

American activist

Date of Birth: 03-May-1898

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1987

Profession: educator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Septima Poinsette Clark

  • Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – December 15, 1987) was a black 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.
  • Septima Clark's work was commonly under-appreciated by Southern male activists.
  • She became known as the "Queen mother" or "Grandmother" of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • commonly referred to Clark as "The Mother of the Movement".
  • Clark's argument for her position in the Civil Rights Movement was one that claimed "knowledge could empower marginalized groups in ways that formal legal equality couldn't."

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