HER BEGINNING

• Ella Baker was born on December 13, 1903 in Norfolk, Virginia
• In 1940 she began involvement with the NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

HER WORK

• Field Secretary
• Director of Branches
• (1960-1961) Diana Nash talked about her, and how much of an impact she made on the students in the SNCC.

MAJOR INVOVEMENT

• 1960, she made a larger impact on the Civil Rights movement, by giving students a chance to voice their opinions.
• "Strong people don't need strong leaders"

•Nickname was Fundi-Swanli for a Paterson who teaches a craft to the next generation
•She was Valdictorian of her High School
•She moved to Alanna in 1957

QUOTES

• "Remember, we are not fighting for the freedom of the Negro alone, but for the freedom of the human spirit a larger freedom that encompasses all mankind"
• "Give light and people will find the way"
• "I didn't break the rules, but I challenged the rules".