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Black women were at the center of organizing the 1963 March on
Washington, but many of the male leaders weren't psyched about letting them speak at the event. I want to lift up the sisters who 👇🏾(contd)
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helped organize the event, spoke & performed there. They should be honored for their work & never forgotten:

*Anna Arnold Hedgeman organized
*Josephine Baker spoke
*Rosa Parks spoke
*Daisy Bates organized and spoke
*Mahalia Jackson sang
*Odetta sang
*Diane Nash organized
*Corrine Smith organized
12:40 PM - Aug 28, 2023
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*Lena Horne spoke
*Dr. Dorothy Height organized
*Gloria Richardson ALMOST spoke, but they cut her mic
*Merlie Evers was going to speak, but got stuck in traffic
*Geri Stark organized
👑Never forget them and their fight for Civil Rights❤❤❤
12:45 PM - Aug 28, 2023 (Edited)
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Deb
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So Civil Rights but not Woman’s Equality? I’m trying to remember this was the 60s.
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01:04 PM - Aug 28, 2023
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I can't begin to imagine the frustration they felt being pushed aside, especially by Bayard Rustin -- he was very vocal about not wanting the sisters to speak. He was a queer Black brother fighting against homophobia who wanted to deny women their chance to be heard. It breaks my soul.
01:33 PM - Aug 28, 2023 (Edited)
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