Eleanor Holmes Norton

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Jun 13, 1937 (88 years old)

Eleanor Holmes Norton

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My Name Is Pauli Murray
1h 31m
Movie 2021

My Name Is Pauli Murray

Overlooked by history, Pauli Murray was a legal trailblazer whose ideas influenced RBG's fight for gender equality and Thurgood Marshall's landmark civil rights arguments. Featuring never-before-seen footage and audio recordings, a portrait of Murray's impact as a non-binary Black luminary: lawyer, activist, poet, and priest who transformed our world.

Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
1h 35m
Movie 2021

Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

Examining the movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots in the world of sports and beyond.

Reversing Roe
1h 39m
Movie 2018

Reversing Roe

Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women's bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
1h 0m
Movie 2017

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

Biographical documentary about John Lewis, the civil rights icon, respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in his determined fight for justice.

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
0h 58m
Movie 1986

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

The film questions whether the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the Black community, and American society more widely, and examines the notion of Black power itself. Greaves interviewed major Black leaders, such as Franklin Thomas, Clifton Wharton Jr., Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Lerone Bennett Jr. to present a candid take on issues within the African American community, revealing wider societal problems in America at large.

Biography

Eleanor Holmes Norton is an American politician serving as a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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