num_pages: 183
description: Reintroducing the Nannie Helen Burroughswww.nanniehelenburroughs.orgYou’ve heard of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Medgar Evers, but have you heard of Nannie Helen Burroughs?Each February, we are encouraged to remember notable African Americans who have made and are making extraordinary contributions to the equality and advancement of the race. Often, the list includes renowned figures, such as those previously mentioned, along with a small band of other men and women who are considered the icons of black history. Unfortunately, many other lesser known African American leaders and activists receive little to no recognition or remembrance. Some of their names and deeds are so far removed from public attention that they are all but completely forgotten.Nannie Helen Burroughs is one of these people, which is startling since she was such a force in education (establishing a school for women and girls), religion (helping to found the National Baptist Convention Woman’s Convention and Woman's Day), and activism (working and corresponding with whites and blacks to uplift the African American race).
title: The Story of Nannie Helen Burroughs
titlecomplete: The Story of Nannie Helen Burroughs
publisher: Woman's Missionary Union, SBC