Birthdate: May 3, 1898
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Died: December 15, 1987
Septima Poinsette Clark was a prominent African American educator and civil rights activist known for developing literacy and citizenship workshops that played a crucial role in advancing voting and civil rights for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. Despite facing challenges from Southern male activists, she was affectionately referred to as the “Queen Mother” and “Grandmother” of the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr. also acknowledged her as “The Mother of the Movement.” Clark firmly believed in the transformative power of knowledge to empower marginalized communities beyond mere legal equality.
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