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February 3, 2023 15 mins

I’m sure you’ve all seen the famous photograph of the woman casually pushing aside a bayonet-tipped riffle as she side-eyes soldiers. Her name was Gloria Richardson and she was the powerful force behind the Cambridge Movement. It’s not often that we hear her name mentioned alongside other Civil Rights leaders but she deserves her flowers.

This is her story...

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Welcome to Black History Moments! This podcast is all about Black history and the stories we've left untold over the years.

Hosted by Shaakira White

We strive for accuracy in our storytelling. Sources used can be found below:

https://snccdigital.org/people/gloria-richardson/ , https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/us/gloria-richardson-dead.html , https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/individuals/gloria-richardson , https://www.npr.org/2021/07/19/1017820962/gloria-richardson-civil-rights-pioneer-dies , https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/cambridge-riot-the-legacy-of-civil-rights-hero-gloria-richardson/

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