Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912

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Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912

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On this day in 1912, civil rights leader Dorothy Height was born in Richmond, Virginia.
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Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912

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