Margaret Sloan-Hunter
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Margaret Sloan-Hunter was a Black feminist, lesbian, and civil rights advocate, and one of the founding editors of Ms. Magazine
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Sloan-Hunter was born in Chattanooga, TN., and grew up in Chicago
, Il.
When she was 14, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality
(CORE), a group that worked on poverty and urban issues on behalf of the African-American community in Chicago. At age 17, she founded the Junior Catholic Inter-Racial Council, a mix of suburban and inner-city students who talked about and worked on racial problems. In 1966, Sloan-Hunter worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
and in the Open Housing Marches.
In 1973, she founded the National Black Feminist Organization
(NBFO), which tackled some of the same race and feminist issues. In 1975, she and her daughter moved to Oakland, California
, where they established the Women's Foundation. Sloan-Hunter also helped organize the Berkeley Women’s Center and the Feminist School for Girls.
Sloan-Hunter published a book of poetry
called Black & Lavender in 1995.
She died in Oakland in 2004 after a prolonged illness.
Ms. magazine
Ms. is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding editor Letty Cottin Pogrebin together with founding editors Patricia Carbine, Joanne Edgar, Nina Finkelstein, and Mary Peacock, that first appeared in 1971 as an insert in New York magazine...
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Sloan-Hunter was born in Chattanooga, TN., and grew up in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Il.
When she was 14, she joined the Congress of Racial Equality
Congress of Racial Equality
The Congress of Racial Equality or CORE was a U.S. civil rights organization that originally played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement...
(CORE), a group that worked on poverty and urban issues on behalf of the African-American community in Chicago. At age 17, she founded the Junior Catholic Inter-Racial Council, a mix of suburban and inner-city students who talked about and worked on racial problems. In 1966, Sloan-Hunter worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African-American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
and in the Open Housing Marches.
In 1973, she founded the National Black Feminist Organization
National black feminist organization
The National Black Feminist Organization was founded in 1973. The group worked to address the unique issues affecting black women in America. Founding members included Michele Wallace, Faith Ringgold, Doris Wright and Margaret Sloan-Hunter. They borrowed the office of the New York City chapter of...
(NBFO), which tackled some of the same race and feminist issues. In 1975, she and her daughter moved to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, where they established the Women's Foundation. Sloan-Hunter also helped organize the Berkeley Women’s Center and the Feminist School for Girls.
Sloan-Hunter published a book of poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
called Black & Lavender in 1995.
She died in Oakland in 2004 after a prolonged illness.