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Julie Scelfo

Scelfo is a former staff writer for the New York Times and author of The Women Who Made New York.

Ella Baker, on Sept. 18, 1941.

On MLK Day, Honor the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, Too

Ella Baker's story may not be as exciting as that of Dr. King or Rosa Parks...

Ella Baker's story may not be as exciting as that of Dr. King or Rosa Parks, but she was no less essential to the civil rights movement