[Vision2020] The Civil Rights Movement Lost a Hero Today

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the Examiner at:

http://tinyurl.com/Dorothy-Height-Civil-Rights

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African-American civil rights activist Dorothy Height dies at 98: Still
active in her 90’s

Civil rights activist Dorothy Height died April 20, 2010 at the age of 98
again proving the trend of people living active lives well past
“retirement age.” She also led the trend of African-Americans being more
vocal in their quest for equal rights and women taking larger roles in
American leadership.

Height was still championing the fight against racism and sexism in 2003
when she published her memoir "Open Wide the Freedom Gates." She devoted
more than eighty years working for equal rights for African-Americans and
women. She also made a statement in her wardrobe, always wearing large,
colorful hats.

Among her many accomplishments and honors over eighty years of service,
Height:

• Worked closely with Eleanor Roosevelt

• Counseled President Dwight D. Eisenhower to desegregate schools

• Advised President Lyndon B. Johnson to appoint African American women to
positions in government

• Was on the speaker's platform with Martin Luther King during his 1963 "I
Have a Dream" speech

• Was given a place of honor on the platform at President H. Barack
Obama's inauguration.

May we all live long, fruitful lives as Dorothy Height did. And may we
follow in her footsteps by finding our true gifts and sharing them with
the world while making a generous contribution to others.

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Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUhTLXfwUk8

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Rest well, Dorothy.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

“Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life.
It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the
way in which we ourselves grow and develop.”

- Dorothy Height