Septima Clark

Septima Clark | SC Hall of Fame | South Carolina ETV

Septima Clark was called “just a teacher.” But what she really did was help lay the foundation for the entire civil rights movement. She believed that education wasn’t just about books — it was about power, dignity, and survival. Her “citizenship schools” taught thousands of Black people how to read, write, vote, and lead. This is one of those Black history facts not taught in school. Septima Clark’s name is rarely mentioned in textbooks, even though her work made so much of the movement possibl

Did you know about Septima Clark? 📚 Black history facts you didn’t know! Septima Clark was called the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” for a reason—she taught thousands of Black adults how to read, write, and understand their voting rights when it was illegal to do so in many places. 🗳️ Her Citizenship Schools helped register nearly 700,000 Black voters across the South—yet her name is rarely mentioned in classrooms. 🔥 These are Black history facts not taught in school. Stories like hers

#TourGuideTales: Women's History Month edition! Follow along as Sarah explores the lives of Charleston's most influential women, starting with the one and only Septima Poinsette Clark! | Bulldog Tours

South Carolina civil rights leader honored with collectible coin

So often when we pause to pay homage to Black Americans during Black History Month, we tend to focus on those whose names made the headlines. Seldom do we think of people like Septima Poinsette Clark, who taught Rosa Parks and became the mother of the civil rights movement. | James E. Clyburn