Cynthia Washington

Southern Exposure Contributor

In 1963, Cynthia Washington, an engineering student at George Washington University, became a member of SNCC. Within a year she was director of a freedom project in Mississippi, registering voters, organizing in the community, and holding mass meetings. She went on to head the Atlanta Center for Black Art. At present, she is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and editor of its newsletter, The Link. The following is an excerpt from a letter to Southern Exposure about her experiences in the civil rights and women’s movements. (1977)

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