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Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned more than five decades.
Ella Baker, American community organizer and political activist who brought her skills and principles to bear in the major civil rights organizations of the mid-20th century. She notably helped form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Apr 2, 2014 · Ella Baker became one of the leading figures of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. Following her early work for the National Association for the...
This is the life story of Ella Baker, a grassroots organizer and outspoken leader in the Black civil rights movement.
Dec 2, 2021 · From teaching Rosa Parks how to protest to organizing student activists, Ella Baker was one of America's most tireless civil rights leaders — all while operating largely behind the scenes. Ella Baker had an enormous influence on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Jan 16, 2017 · A granddaughter of slaves who graduated valedictorian from Raleigh’s Shaw University in 1927, Baker spent nearly half a century raising the political consciousness of Americans, and...
Baker, Ella Josephine. December 13, 1903 to December 13, 1986. Rejecting Martin Luther King’s charismatic leadership, Ella Baker advised student activists organizing the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to promote “group-centered leaders” rather than the “leader-centered” style she associated with King’s Southern ...
After graduating from Shaw University, Ella Baker moved to New York City and began her career as a grassroots organizer. Joining the NAACP in 1940, the Virgi...
Oct 31, 2020 · Born on December 13, 1903, in Norfolk, Va., Ella Jo Baker grew up listening to stories about her grandmother's experiences as a formerly enslaved person. Baker's grandmother vividly described how enslaved people rebelled against their enslavers.
Brief biography of Ella Josephine Baker, 1903–1986, activist and civil rights organizer. Time Periods: 20th Century, 1961. Themes: Voting Rights, Civil Rights Movements, Organizing, Women's History. Ella Baker, speaking at the Jeannette Rankin news conference, January 3, 1968. Ruby Dee at right. (Jack Harris/AP Images.)
