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The United States Postal Service honored the "godmother of civil rights," with commemorative stamp Forever Stamp.
Today would have been Dorothy Irene Height 102nd Birthday and Google remembers (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010) American administrator, educator, and a civil rights and women’s rights activist  She also served as National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority from 1946 to 1957.[7] She remained active with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority throughout her life.Â
VIA MAIL ONLINE.com: Tears streaming down his cheeks, grief overcame Barack Obama [yesterday] as he attended the funeral of the woman he called the ‘Godmother’ of the American civil rights movement. The U.S. president was weeping openly as he watched the service for Dorothy Height in Washington today. He delivered the eulogy for Dr Height, […]
VIA: NationalGraduateUniv.Com Dr. Dorothy Height was laid to rest today, and I was honored to be able to celebrate her life. The Washington D.C. National Cathedral was full of people thankful to share in the celebration of Dr. Height’s life. Ceremonies commenced with the Howard University choir as the clergy procession entered. 88 year young […]
VIA CNN.com: Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights pioneer of the 1960s, died Tuesday at age 98, Howard University Hospital confirmed. Height died at 3:41 a.m., said hospital spokesman Ron Harris. No cause of death was given. Height, who had been chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, worked in the […]
