Prathia Hall

Overview

Prathia Hall born Philadelphia, PA January 1, 1940 (d. 2002). Nonviolent leader of civil rights movement. Early woman organizer of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in SW Georgia, 1961; Albany movement; Selma, 1963. Credited with phrase “I have a Dream!” Often shot at and arrested; Martin Luther King. Jr. professor, Boston University.

Quotations

"We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes." (Wikipedia; photo penny liberty)