Unita Blackwell

Continuing with the theme of this open thread, I highlight the Unita Blackwell.  Unita Blackwell (born March 18, 1933) is an American civil rights activist who was the first African-American woman, and the tenth African American, to be elected mayor in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Blackwell was a project director for the Student … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement