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Marian Wright Edelman, 81, took to the streets this summer, joining millions of people around the country in protesting police brutality after the killing of George Floyd.
Marian Wright Edelman (née Wright; born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. [1] She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr, and Hillary Clinton. [2]
- Nellie Pappas, Marian Wright Edelman
- 1987
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), has been an advocate for children, especially children in poverty for her entire professional life. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families.
The Children’s Defense Fund grew out of the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Marian Wright Edelman. The first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, Mrs. Edelman directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss., worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as counsel for his Poor People’s Campaign ...
Marian Wright Edelman Transitions from President of the Children’s Defense Fund to new role of President Emerita in the Office of the Founder. Wright Edelman will continue critical work to end child poverty and inequality.
“Marian Wright Edelman’s unwavering commitment to our most vulnerable children is, quite simply, without equal. For almost half a century, she has fearlessly led the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) in helping secure health care, early childhood education, and supportive services for countless young people.
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Oct 18, 1999 · Wright Edelman, who founded the Children’s Defense Fund in 1973, speaks about important mentors in her life such as her parents, Senator Robert Kennedy, and civil rights leaders like Rosa Parks. She reflects on growing up in Bennettsville, South Carolina, organizing sit-ins and protests as an undergrad, and eventually becoming the first ...
