Dorothy Height: "Open Wide The Freedom Gates" (Public Affairs)

Dorothy Height: "Open Wide The Freedom Gates" (Public Affairs)

When Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech," Dorothy Height was on stage with him. Throughout her life, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dorothy Height has been a leader in the fight for civil and human rights...

When Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech," Dorothy Height was on stage with him. Throughout her life, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dorothy Height has been a leader in the fight for civil and human rights. In her new memoir, she takes us behind the scenes in the battle for equality.

Guests

Dorothy Height

author and activist for civil and human rights

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