Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-

Title:

Height, Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-

Description:

Bio: Leader, National Youth Movement of the New Deal Era; President, National Council of Negro Women, 1957-present; Director, Center for Racial Justice under YWCA, 1965-1977; founder, Black Family Reunion Celebration; JFK Memorial Award from the National Council of Jewish Women, 1965; Citizens Medal Award from President Ronald Reagan, 1989; FDR Freedom Medal from Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, 1989; Myrtle Wreath of Achievement by Hadassah; Ministerial Interfaith Association Award, 1969

Source:

Dorothy Height addresses the group, Meeting, Cabinet Room, White House, Washington DC, 3/18/1966. Photo # a2136-33 by Yoichi Okamoto. White House Photo Office collection, LBJ Presidential Library, public domain.

Relation:

LBJ Connection: Civil rights leader; Director of Center for Racial Justice, YWCA, 1965-1977; President, National Council of Negro Women 1957-present