Dorie Ladner
American civil rights activist (1942–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dorie Ann Ladner (June 28, 1942 – March 11, 2024) was an American civil rights activist and social worker. Along with her sister Joyce, she was a leading community organizer in Mississippi for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the 1960s. She was a key organizer of the Freedom Summer Project, which promoted voter registration for African Americans in Mississippi. She participated in the March on Washington and the March from Selma to Montgomery.
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Born | Dorie Ann Ladner (1942-06-28)June 28, 1942 Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | March 11, 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | Tougaloo College (BA) Howard University (MSW) |
Known for | Freedom Riders, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
Children | 1 |
In 1974, Ladner became a social worker in the Washington, D.C. area. She counseled patients in the emergency rooms and the rape crisis centers at District of Columbia General Hospital and St. Elizabeths Hospital.