Anna Arnold Hedgeman

Overview

Anna Arnold Hedgeman born Marshalltown, IA July 5, 1899 (d. 1990). Nonviolent Black activist and educator; co-organizer of March on Washington 1963; first woman in New York city cabinet 1954.

Quotations

"Perhaps it is our mission to make clear that hate destroys and that love can bring wholeness to mankind." (The Trumpet Sounds, p. 201, 1964; photo Hamline.edu)