Event Lectures and Symposia The Pioneers: Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement with Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Kate Clifford Larson
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, September 3, 2022
11:05 am - 11:50 am EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Ballroom C (Level 3, South Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Stage: History & Biography Interests: Biography, BIPOC Authors, Black and African American Interest, Inspiring and Educational, Nonfiction, Social Justice, Understanding Racism
Part of National Book Festival ; 2022 National Book Festival
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Constance Baker Motley and Fannie Lou Hamer were two crucial figures in the civil rights movement. Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s book “Civil Rights Queen” tells Motley’s story as an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary. Larson’s book “Walk with Me” covers the life of Hamer, containing new interviews and materials about her life. Moderated by Neda Ulaby.