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In some Black History Month news that we all can use, Dorothy Height, the celebrated civil rights icon, has been commemorated with a Forever Stamp, NBC News reports.
Height is the 40th addition in the “Black Heritage” series. She is also the 15th woman to receive a commemorative heritage stamp.
The Dorothy Height Forever stamp will serve as a lasting tribute to her life and legacy of seeking equality and justice for all Americans, regardless of ethnicity, gender or race,” the United States Postal Service wrote in a released statement.
Born in Richmond, Virginia in 1912, Height was a leading advocate for the disenfranchised. She began her trailblazing path as a young woman in the 50’s marching against lynchings and the use of excessive force by law enforcement.
Height organized the March on Washington alongside Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963 and also served as a National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The service organization was founded in 1913 by 22 Black women on the campus of Howard University and recently celebrated 104 years on January 13.
Height also served as president of the National Council of Negro Women and co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus.
President Obama once called her the “godmother of civil rights.” In 1994 President Clinton awarded her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and later received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014.
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