I know that this does not directly involve a current lawsuit or case, but I feel that it does involve what we have been learning in this class in regards to our rights and freedoms as Americans. I believe that it is important to learn about how we have grown as a nation and that even though our Bill of Rights has been in place for decades; it isn’t until our fairly recent history that African Americans were able to share in equal rights and Dorothy Height is a huge contributor in this matter.
Dorothy Height is known for her civil rights activities for African-Americans. She ‘…had been chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, worked in the 1960s alongside civil rights pioneers, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., future U.S. Rep. John Lewis and A. Philip Randolph.’ Height received many awards throughout her lifetime for her pioneering of civil rights, freedoms, racial discrimination and leadership in the fight for equal rights.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/20/obit.height/index.html?hpt=T2
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