Legendary Civil Rights leader Dr. Dorothy Height<\/strong> died Tuesday at 98.<\/p>\n

Her memoir Open Wide the Freedom Gates<\/a> <\/em>can be checked out from Odum Library.<\/p>\n

Read, hear and see video<\/a> of Dr. Height<\/strong> at the University of Virginia Library Institute for Public History’s Explorations in Black Leadership<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can also read about Height, see archival photos and listen to a retrospective here<\/a><\/strong> at NPR.<\/p>\n

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