Ella Baker
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Ella Baker was a prominent African American civil rights leader and grassroots organizer who championed participatory democracy and helped shape major organizations like the NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC.
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| instanceOf |
African American leader
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civil rights activist → community organizer → human → |
| advocatedFor |
decentralized movement structures
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local grassroots leadership → ordinary people’s political participation → |
| awardReceived |
Candace Award for Distinguished Service from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women
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| burialPlace |
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1903-12-13
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| dateOfDeath |
1986-12-13
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| educatedAt |
Shaw University
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| ethnicGroup |
African American
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| familyName |
Baker
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| fullName |
Ella Josephine Baker
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| gender |
female
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| givenName |
Ella
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| hasOccupation |
civil rights organizer
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educator → political activist → |
| ideology |
participatory democracy
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racial equality → social justice → |
| influenced |
SNCC leaders such as Bob Moses
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SNCC leaders such as Diane Nash → SNCC leaders such as John Lewis → Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizing philosophy → participatory democracy in the civil rights movement → |
| knownFor |
grassroots organizing
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leadership in major civil rights organizations → mentoring young civil rights activists → participatory democracy advocacy → |
| memberOf |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference → Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee → |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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| notableWork |
organizing the 1960 student sit-in meeting at Shaw University that led to SNCC’s founding
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| placeOfBirth |
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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| placeOfEducation |
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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| positionHeld |
director of branches of the NAACP
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executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference → national field secretary of the NAACP → |
| religion |
Baptist
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| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
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| subjectOf |
biography "Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement" by Barbara Ransby
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| workedAt |
Harlem, New York City
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Referenced by (7)
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American civil rights movement
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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party → |
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Bayard Rustin
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collaboratedWith |
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Ella Baker
("Ella Josephine Baker")
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Shaw University
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Bob Moses
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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