Gloria Richardson

h/t GreenLadyHere The Defiant One: Why You Should Know Civil Rights Icon Gloria Richardson (the root.com) Some called her “Glorious Gloria.” Others referred to her as the second coming of Harriet Tubman. Coincidentally, activist Gloria Richardson was just 24 minutes away from a stop on the Underground Railroad when an iconic photo of her defiantly pushing away the bayonet … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement