Eleanor Roosevelt played a crucial role in advancing civil rights by engaging with Black leaders, advocating against segregation, and influencing policy behind the scenes.

the civil rights movements. This came from black people themselves. They didn't need an Eleanor Roosevelt to protest. And when she was a bit soft on certain issues, as on the March on Washington ...

Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father, is confined to a mental ... Eleanor speaks at a civil rights workshop at Highlander Folk School in Tennessee despite threats from the Ku Klux Klan.

Eleanor Roosevelt by Yousuf Karsh ... they would need to employ women at their agencies. She was a civil rights activist and advocated for equality in the New Deal programs.

Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady of American politics ... She was one of the first prominent white persons to fight for civil rights of Negroes; she headed the unsuccessful attempt to swap ...