Joe Biden began his acceptance speech for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination by quoting a key but little known civil rights leader. “Ella Baker, a giant of the civil rights movement, left ...

For many within the American civil rights movement, Ella Josephine Baker was a consummate organizer, a politically sophisticated intellectual, a patient teacher, faithful comrade, and in many respects ...

The Barnard Center for Research on Women and the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia hosted “Ella Baker for the 21st Century,” a one-day symposium—featuring political ...