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Dorothy Height

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Civil rights leader who led the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years and organized major civil rights projects including the March on Washington.

AP course connection

Topic 4.7: 4.7 Black Women's Leadership and Grassroots Organizing in the Civil Rights Movement

Unit 4

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