Join the Civil Rights Heritage Center with the YWCA of North-Central Indiana and learn about some of the powerful women of color who were integral in the fight for justice.
Most of our understanding about social movements in the United States focus on the contribution of men, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and the role that male leaders played in their development. Seldom do we learn of the significant contributions made by women, and even less by women of color, without whom success would have been impossible.
Join the IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center’s Dr. Darryl Heller in partnership with the YWCA of North Central Indiana and learn more about some of those powerful women of color whose work was integral to the civil rights movements of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
“Women and the Fight for Social Justice” will introduce, or perhaps reacquaint you with such leaders as Ida B. Wells, Ella Baker, and Septima Clark, who were all key to the success of the Civil Rights Movement; Pauli Murray, who made a critical contribution to the success of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision to end segregation; and Alicia Garza, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, and Opal Tometi who created the Black Lives Matter hashtag.
At the end of the event, Dr. Heller will answer questions from the audience and share some of today’s social justice movements in our community.
Public participation at this free, online event is encouraged.
Join live via Zoom from this link, or view after the event on YouTube.
This public event is made possible in partnership with the IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center and the YWCA of North Central Indiana.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
6pm to 7:30pm
Civil Rights Heritage Center
Indiana University South Bend