Gloria St. Clair Hayes Richardson (born May 6, 1922) is best known as the leader of the Cambridge Movement, a civil rights

Civil rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...

 struggle in Cambridge, Maryland

Cambridge, Maryland

Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality...

 in the 1960s. The Movement made significant strides against institutionalized racial discrimination in Cambridge by bringing attention to social injustices such as inadequate wages, poor housing, and poor health care.

Gloria Richardson was born in Baltimore, Maryland to John and Mable Hayes, and could trace her family roots back to St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine, Florida

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