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In honor of the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, read about three Black women who worked and sacrificed to keep the movement going.
Meredith Herndon
July 2, 2024
The Gold Standard: How These Iconic Olympic Athletes Inspired and United Us
On the Trail of American Women in Paris
![A black-and-white image of Diane Nash at the podium with men and a woman sitting on either side of her in chairs. Nash stands in the center of the image behind the podium labeled [L.R. HALL/ AUDITORIUM] speaking into the microphone.](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/CMWBiKcKa30YAwak4LxMl-oD_Cs=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale():focal(1500x1029:1501x1030)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/fb/4b/fb4bbc2a-ca10-4d42-b515-9df84eb67a2e/diane_nash.jpg)
