Dorothy Height honored by President Obama
Staff Writer
2010-04-29
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Dorothy Height was best known as civil rights leader, power broker, and a leader to many in American. American lost another living legend recently. Height funeral Eulogy was given by President Obama on April 29, 2010 in Washington , DC.
Here is some of what President Obama had to say:
As a young social worker, Dorothy Height helped New York City resolve the 1935 Harlem Riots, and she helped organize protests against lynching, the killing of African Americans, usually by white mobs.
Later, she worked alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders at the forefront of the civil rights movement, seeking equality for women as well as for African Americans.
Height led the National Council of Negro Women for more than 40 years, working on issues affecting African American women and families, such as health, education and economic matters, as well as basic civil rights.
She also campaigned for international human rights and humanitarian issues in Africa, India, the Caribbean and other areas.