When Governor Bob McDonnell designated April as Confederate History Month, a student at the University of Virginia decided to make her own declaration to honor some of history’s little known heroes, including a Norfolk native named Ella Baker. Virginia Public Radio’s Sandy Hausman has that story.
Ella Baker Day?
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