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Person · 1898–1987

Septima Clark

The "Mother of the Movement," whose Citizenship Schools taught literacy and voting to tens of thousands.

The teacher behind the [[civil-rights-movement]].

Fired as a teacher for her NAACP membership, Septima Clark built the Citizenship School program at Highlander and the SCLC — the grassroots literacy-and-voting curriculum that quietly powered the movement.

The Civil Rights Movement

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  1. c. 1955
    The Highlander Citizenship Schools

    The Highlander Folk School incubates Citizenship Schools that teach literacy and voting rights to tens of thousands across the South.

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