Published February 1, 2021 •
Updated on February 3, 2021 at 11:47 am
Published February 1, 2021 •
Updated on February 3, 2021 at 11:47 am
For the entire month of February, NBC will showcase essays about Black Americans who pioneered change in United States history during the Civil Rights Movement that led to nationwide desegregation. Pioneers include those who led local efforts to desegregate schools, professionals who forged ahead to become luminaries within their industries, and advocates who stoked the wave of change head-on in the nation's bid for racial justice and equality.
Elaine Brown, the 1st and Only Woman to Lead the Black Panther Party
Freedom, that's what we wanted. [The] power to determine the destinies of our Black communities.