Open wide the freedom gates

Description:

[The author] marched at major civil rights rallies, sat through tense White House meetings, and witnessed every significant victory in the struggle for racial equality. Yet as the sole woman among powerful, charismatic men, and as someone whose personal ambition was always secondary to her passion for her cause, she has received little mainstream recognition ... In [this] memoir, [she] reflects on a life of service and leadership.--Jacket.

subjects: African American women civil rights workers,  Civil rights,  National Council of Negro Women,  Social conditions,  History,  African Americans,  Biography,  Civil rights workers,  1000blackgirlbooks,  Blacks, biography,  Blacks, civil rights,  Large type books,  New York Times reviewed,  African american women,  Social reformers,  Political activists

People: Dorothy I. Height (1912-)

Places: United States

Times: 1964-1975,  1975-,  20th century