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Marian Wright Edelman

Founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund. Edelman served as counsel to Martin Luther King in 1968 and helped organize the Poor People’s Campaign.

StoryOct 04, 2010

Richard Trumka & Marian Wright Edelman Speak at Rally for Jobs and Justice

StorySep 24, 2008

Following Decades of Renowned Activism, Pioneering Children’s Rights Advocate Marian Wright Edelman on “Charting a Course for the Next Generation”

StoryJul 24, 2007

Children’s Defense Fund’s Marian Wright Edelman Calls on Congress & Bush Administration to Help the Country’s Nine Million Children Without Health Insurance

StoryMay 29, 1997

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