Septima Poinsette Clark, an educator and activist, played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement by creating citizenship schools that taught political literacy and combating disenfranchisement faced by Black voters.

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Septima Poinsette Clark, an educator and activist, played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement by creating citizenship schools that taught political literacy and combating disenfranchisement faced by Black voters.
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