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


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