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Dorothy Forman Cotton
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MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE:
The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton
Dorothy Foreman Cotton was a bold and highly effective civil rights leader, who educated
thousands in their citizenship rights and inspired generations of activists with her powerful
freedom songs. The only woman on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s executive staff, Dorothy was a
charismatic, courageous and consistently overlooked key player in the Civil Rights Movement,
whose freedom schools, freedom songs and inspiring messages of the power within us all are
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Purpose
To be a resource and support to TODAY'S Trailblazers and Leaders in Education.
Our Mission
The mission of the Black Educators Hall of Fame (BEDHF) is to immortalize individuals who have broken through barriers of race and class to accomplish extraordinary things in education.