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1. D. Elisabeth Glassco (deglassco@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Sep-2023 18:15:36 JST D. Elisabeth Glassco

   While figures like Martin Luther King Jr. & Rosa Parks are well-known, there were countless local leaders who galvanized their communities. People like Fannie Lou Hamer (MS), Ella Baker (VA), and Amelia Boynton (Selma AL), who emphasized the importance of grassroots organizing, were pivotal to the success of the Civil Rights Movement in America.

   Image: Amelia Boynton knocked unconscious during Bloody Sunday.

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