septima-clark-teacher-who-empowered-movement

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:35:23 +0000

Septima Clark was born in 1898 in South Carolina. She became a teacher, but she didn’t stop at the classroom. She believed literacy was the key to freedom — and she built “Citizenship Schools” that taught Black adults how to read, write, and most importantly — how to vote.