In today’s moment in Women's History, we will highlight Septima Poinsette Clark (May 3, 1898 – December 15, 1987).
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, to a former slave father and a Haitian-born mother, she taught in segregated schools for forty years, fought for equal pay for Black teachers, and was fired in 1956 simply for joining the NAACP. Undeterred, she created Citizenship Schools…simple, powerful workshops that taught reading, writing, and how to pass voter-registration tests.
These programs trained thousands across the South, including Rosa Parks just months before the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and helped swing the tide of voting rights. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called her the “Mother of the Movement.”
Her story shows one determined teacher can change a nation.
Remember…Education is freedom of mind and never should be colorblind.
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