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Velma Murphy Hill
About The Author
Velma Murphy Hill, a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was a leader of the Chicago Wade-In to integrate Rainbow Beach, East Coast field secretary for CORE, and assistant to the president of the United Federation of Teachers, where she unionized 10,000 paraprofessionals, mostly Black and Hispanic, working in New York public schools. She was vice president of the American Federation of Teachers and International Affairs and civil rights director of the Service Employees International Union.
The Hills were the only Black couple to hold leadership positions in the civil rights and labor movements.
The Hills were the only Black couple to hold leadership positions in the civil rights and labor movements.
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