Civil rights activist Dorothy Height dies at 98

[Peacetrain]

Rest in Peace Dorothy Height.. we are a better country for your life and work.. Rest in Peace


http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/20/obit.height/index.html?hpt=T2

Washington (CNN) -- Dorothy Height, a leading civil rights pioneer of the 1960s, died Tuesday at age 98, Howard University Hospital confirmed.

Height died at 3:41 a.m., said hospital spokesman Ron Harris. No cause of death was given.

Height, who had been chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, worked in the 1960s alongside civil rights pioneers, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., future U.S. Rep. John Lewis and A. Philip Randolph. She was on the platform when King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington.

[Raine1967]

1. may she Rest in peace

She deserves it.

[political_Dem]

2. Bless Dr. Height's service to this country and her work in furthering Civil Rights.

I salute you, Dr. Height.

You put yourself on the line so that this country could change for the better. I am especially glad that you lived to see the first Black President get voted in. I am also grateful for your bravery and courage especially when it mattered the most.

Although hearing about your death is truly a great blow, I know you have earned an eternity of peace for making this world more tolerable for so many people.

Well done, my dear lady. Well done.

[firedupdem]

3. A true pioneer. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

4. They're all leaving us. NT

[msanthrope]

5. That lady could wear a hat....rest well, Patriot. n/t

[Empowerer]

6. Hear, hear!

A truly remarkable woman.

[MadMaddie]

7. Thanks Dorothy for fighting in the trenches to make America

live up to it's potential! You weren't always in the forefront but you were always there!

RIP!

[TuxedoKat]

8. Thank you Dr. Height

and God bless you.