A new exhibit in D.C. is elevating Ella Baker and her Black feminist counterparts to their rightful place in our collective psyches. It traces their journeys through the seat of American power: the city of Washington.
The exhibit, housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown D.C., is the first to be physically created by the National Women’s History Museum, an online resource used to amplify women’s stories. Whiting says collaborating with the library helped the organization celebrate Black women on a grander scale.
Visitors will learn that Howard University Law School graduate Pauli Murray was one of the founders of the National Organization for Women and that her 746-page summary of state segregation laws was deemed “the bible” ofThey will learn about Nkenge Touré, a former member of the Black Panther Party and a leader in the reproductive justice movement who served as the director of community education at the D.C. Rape Crisis Center for 13 years.
Upon entry to the exhibit, a touchscreen display invites guests to click on the faces of various figures for a brief biography and an inspirational quote. As you walk down different aisles, colorful panels feature detailed descriptions of each woman and her accomplishments, collages of historical photos with iconic D.C. landmarks in the background and noteworthy publications or speeches of the subjects.
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