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Dorothy Height(1912-2010)

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Dorothy Height
Unita Blackwell, a Mississippi freedom fighter during the 1960s, lives to become the first black female Mayor in Mississippi.
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Dorothy Height was born on 24 March 1912 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She died on 20 April 2010 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornMarch 24, 1912
DiedApril 20, 2010(98)
BornMarch 24, 1912
DiedApril 20, 2010(98)
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Before the Memories Fade: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement (2012)
Before the Memories Fade: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement
  • Dr. Dorothy Height
  • 2012
The Jewish Americans (2008)
The Jewish Americans
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TV Mini Series
  • Self
A Weigh with Words (2007)
A Weigh with Words
  • Self
  • 2007
Whiskey and Apple Pie: A Journey Across America
  • Self(as Dr. Dorothy I. Height)
  • 2012

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    • Dr. Dorothy I. Height
  • Born
    • March 24, 1912
    • Richmond, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • April 20, 2010
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(natural causes)
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    • 9 Articles

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    Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.

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