Open wide the freedom gates, a memoir, Dorothy Height
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Open wide the freedom gates, a memoir, Dorothy Height
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Open wide the freedom gates
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Dorothy Height
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a memoir
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Dorothy Height is a heroine of the Civil Rights movement. At age 91 she takes listeners back through 70 explosive years in search of equality as a black and as a woman. Dr. Height recalls her childhood battles with racism, college in New York during the Harlem Renaissance, her encounters with powerful leaders, and her work among the rural black communities fighting teen pregnancy and instilling black family values. This is a true insider's account of the 20th century's most noble cause
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- African Americans + Social conditions -- 1964-1975
- African American women civil rights workers -- Biography
- National Council of Negro Women -- Biography
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 1975-
- Height, Dorothy I., Dorothy Irene, 1912-2010
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
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- African Americans + Social conditions -- 1964-1975
- African American women civil rights workers -- Biography
- National Council of Negro Women -- Biography
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 1975-
- Height, Dorothy I., Dorothy Irene, 1912-2010
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
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