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Mae Mallory: Civil Rights Activist -N-Self-Defense Advocate!

Mae Mallory (June 9, 1927 – 2007) Mae Mallory was a civil rights activist supporting armed self-defense and school integration. Generally, she participated in demonstrations against the Vietnam War and the U.S. occupation of the Dominican.  And believed Black people are masters of their fate – militant forms of Black Power often associated with men. To That end, she was a persistent advocate for self-defense and the voices of working-class black women in the fight for civil rights. She became a civil rights activist...

Voting Rights Campaign By NAACP

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By Donna M. Owens ·Voting Rights…August 12, 2021August 12, 2021A multiracial coalition of civil rights, social justice, and labor organizations have launched a … NAACP and Allies in Labor, Social Justice Kick Off New Multiracial Voting Rights Campaign A multiracial coalition of civil rights, social justice, and labor organizations have launched a national campaign aimed at raising awareness of voting rights protections. It’s called `Fighting for Our Vote.’   However, the new campaign is being spearheaded by the NAACP, ACLU, AFSCME, American...

Mae Mallory

Mae Mallory (June 9, 1927 – 2007) Mae Mallory was a civil rights activist known for her support of armed self-defense and school integration. Most of all, She was the founder of the “Harlem 9,” a group of nine Black mothers formed to protest the inferior conditions of schools in New York City during the 1950’s. More importantly, Mallory argued that despite the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education, the zoning policies of the NYC Board of Education, essentially...