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Apr 2, 2014 · In high school, Height showed great talent as an orator. She also became socially and politically active, participating in anti-lynching campaigns.
- Rosa Parks
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to surrender her...
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Dorothy I. Height ES is now in year five as a traditional DCPS school. We serve students in grades Pk-5. We pride ourselves on our diversity. We have a very diverse staff and student population.
A leader in the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Dorothy Height served as president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. Find out more at womenshistory.org.
Dorothy Height was an American civil rights and women’s rights activist, a widely respected and influential leader of organizations focused primarily on improving the circumstances of and opportunities for African American women. Reared in Rankin, Pa., Height graduated in 1933 from New York.
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Apr 20, 2010 · Dorothy Height is recognized as one of the most influential women in the modern civil rights movement. Born in 1912, she graduated fromRankin High School in Pennsylvania in 1929 and attended New York University, Columbia University, and the New York School of Social Work.
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Dorothy I. Height Elementary School is a Title I, citywide school in the Petworth section of Washington, DC. Currently, we are housed in the Sharpe Health swing space adjacent to our historic Dorothy I. Height Elementary School campus on Allison Street.