Ella Baker: The Untold Truth

Ella Baker remained involved in activism till her very last days and maintained her ideology of resisting all forms of oppression. According to History 101, Baker supported Puerto Rico's calls for independence, joining the Puerto Rican Solidarity Committee, and actively spoke out against apartheid in South Africa in her later years.

Women & The American Story notes that Baker consistently fought to "bring people together in the fight for freedom." And although she didn't agree with rejecting white allies, she didn't keep the SNCC from moving in that direction. And although Baker was dismayed when the SNCC dissolved, she continued to volunteer towards a variety of civil and social justice causes.

According to an interview Baker gave in 1977, in her life, she was also involved in the WPA Workers' Education Project, which sought to provide jobs for people who were dealing with any kinds of social issues. And in working with the Workers Education Project, Baker was able to interact with a wide variety of ideologies. Baker found that despite the differences in ideologies, they were able to have dialogue and learn from one another. "I think it was those who had the desire to search for knowledge, to search for at least some semblance of understanding, and were accepting."

On December 13th, 1986, Baker passed away in her sleep on her 83rd birthday.

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