Ella Baker was a renowned American civil and human rights activist who was born in Norfolk, VA on December 13, 1903. She is best known for her involvement in the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and her career spanned over five decades. Her immense contributions to the civil rights movement have earned her a place in history as one of the most important women of the 20th century.
Ella Baker is a member of Civil Rights Leader
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $3 million (2024)
About
American civil and human rights Activist best known for helping found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Her career spanned over five decades and she is considered by many to be one of the most important women of the 20th century.
Before Fame
When she was a child, her grandmother told her stories about slave revolts.
Trivia
She was hired as a secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1940.
Family Life
She was the daughter of Georgiana and Blake Baker and had three siblings. She married T.J. Roberts, though they divorced in 1958.
Associated With
She worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. among other well known civil rights Leaders.
