These Black Women Were Behind The March On Washington. We Must Still Carry On Their Legacy

Essence Magazine:

Photo By Dayna Smith via Getty Images By Melanie Campbell & Rebekah Caruthers ·Updated August 25, 2023

Since the very beginning of the civil rights movement, Black women have been at the forefront of the fight for equal rights– from leading the crowds marching through our neighborhood streets to campaigning for elected office– in order to break the confines of the status quo. 

As we reflect back on the

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