Dorothy Irene Height has been called the matriarch of the Civil Rights Movement and often worked behind the scenes.
She was a mentor and adviser to 5 US Presidents.
After receiving two degrees from New York University in the 1930s, became Asst. Exec. Dir. of Harlem YMCA.
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She was a mentor and adviser to 5 US Presidents.
After receiving two degrees from New York University in the 1930s, became Asst. Exec. Dir. of Harlem YMCA.
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Ms. Height also worked with Martin Luther King Jr., and she stood on the platform with him when he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in August 1963.