In a nutshell: Incredible story of the young woman who was stripped of her Miss Albany State College crown in 1961 because she participated in civil rights protests. An inspiring story for today’s youth and an important, little known chapter in the history of civil rights, education, and African-American women.
Giving up the 1961 Miss Albany crown in the battle for civil rightsATLANTA, January 27, 2013 ― In November 1961, I was honored to be crowned Miss Albany State College. Soon thereafter, I learned that a crown is worth nothing without dignity. That same month, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the NAACP, and local black improvement organizations founded the Albany Movement, a desegregation coalition based in my hometown of Albany, GA.
via Washingtontimes