Mary Church Terrell, in a photograph taken between 1880 and 1900 and published later. She organized African American women who lived in and near Washington, D.C. to join the march, although all African American participants were asked to march at the rear of the procession.
Mary Church Terrell
Picture of Mary Church Terrell, Advocate of Racial Justice & Women's Rights
By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide
Mary Church Terrell organized African American women to take part in the 1913 march in Washington, DC.
Mary Church Terrell
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