Did you know Juneteenth started in Texas?
It takes all of us to shape our communities and our country for the better. Our democracy has been shaped by many hands.
Look to the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott of 1956, which required many people to come together to stand up for what they believed in. If the arrest of Defender Rosa Parks was the spark that ignited the movement, then the behind-the-scenes organization of Connector Jo Ann Robinson was the kindling that kept it burning. Georgia Gilmore organized Nurturers to cook and sell food at mass meetings, which fed protestors and helped fund the protest, while Amplifier Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired masses and articulated demands.
Find out if you’re a Nurturer, Connector, Amplifier, or Defender.
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