Miriam Cohen Glickman

Heather Booth and Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964

August 18, 2020

Freedom Summer: The Fight for Universal Suffrage Continues

Dr. Debra L. Schultz

Scholar Debra Schultz explores the history of Freedom Summer and the fight to enable all American citizens to vote.

Topics: Voting Rights

http://jwa.org/blog/suffrage/freedom-summer-fight-universal-suffrage-continues

November 29, 2017

Solidarity, Sister

Julia Clardy

In the summer of 1963, Miriam Cohen Glickman was arrested in Albany, Georgia, along with several other Civil Rights activists. While in jail, they went on a week-long hunger strike as a form of protest. This passionate solidarity with those seeking civil rights was a large part of Miriam’s career as an activist.

Topics: Civil Rights

http://jwa.org/blog/risingvoices/solidarity-sister

One of the first white women to do field work for the civil rights movement in the South, Miriam Cohen Glickman was assumed to be black by the locals, who called her “bright,” a word for light-skinned African Americans.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/glickman-miriam

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Miriam Cohen Glickman

Freedom Summer: The Fight for Universal Suffrage Continues

Solidarity, Sister