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Women and the Civil Rights Movement

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Women played key roles in the American civil rights movement. In this gallery, you'll find some images of women working against racism and for civil rights in the United States in the 20th century.
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  1. Rosa Parks Being Fingerprinted in Montgomery, AlabamaRosa Parks Being Fingerprinted - Montgomery, Alabama - 1956
  2. Rosa Parks on a Bus Rosa Parks on Montgomery Bus
  3. Daisy Bates and the Little Rock NineDaisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine
  4. Mahalia Jackson - 1957Mahalia Jackson - May 17, 1957, Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C.
  5. Rosa Parks - 1964Rosa Parks
  6. Fannie Lou Hamer at the 1964 Democratic National ConventionFannie Lou Hamer and Parents of Michael Schwerner
  7. Coretta Scott King, 1965Coretta Scott King 1965
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