How a lifetime of activism radicalizes the fight against child poverty
In short: Marian Wright Edelman discusses the evolution of her advocacy, from her roots in the segregated South to founding a national movement. This conversation explores what it takes to sustain a lifelong commitment to systemic change.
In a conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Edelman reflects on the origins of her activism, which was shaped by growing up in the segregated American South and her early involvement with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These experiences laid the groundwork for her to establish the Children's Defense Fund in 1973.
The discussion highlights a personal evolution in her advocacy, noting that her perspective has become more radical as she has aged. It serves as a study on the persistence required to build and maintain a national movement dedicated to ending child poverty.
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