On the recordApril 28, 2010
Dr. Height insisted on coming, despite the blizzard, never mind that she was in a wheelchair.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“Dr. Height insisted on coming, despite the blizzard, never mind that she was in a wheelchair.”
Eulogy at a Funeral Service for Civil Rights Activist Dorothy I. Height
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