Main Facts: The Woman Behind the Movement In the history of the American Civil Rights Movement, names like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and John Lewis are etched into the national consciousness. Yet, behind the scenes of nearly every major milestone of the mid-20th century stood a woman whose influence was as profound […]

Main Facts: The Woman Behind the Movement In the popular imagination, the American Civil Rights Movement is often distilled into a series of oratorical triumphs by charismatic men—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial, or Malcolm X at a Harlem podium. However, the structural integrity of the movement was forged not by those […]