>> [MUSIC] But getting back to early pioneers,
we're talking about Jerry Dodd, Oscar Freeman.
We never cannot forget to mention Doa Ferro.
Doa Ferro has been a pioneer.
You're talking about Hue was NAACP president.
There is a rich history of people that came before us.
One of the things about Oscar Freeman is Oscar,
I became very visible under his leadership.
I was his freedom fund chairperson.
But not only was Jerry Dodd involved,
his father was very
instrumental in the NAACP in the earlier days.
We Easy Denzel, Mother Solomon,
all of these were people that I met
when I started working in the NAACP
and certainly remember them telling
us about some of
the trials and tribulations that they went to.
Denzimal was the membership chairperson,
and Ms. Denzimal remember when NAACP memberships were
$1 and that she had to secure memberships secretly.
There was no way that she could do it openly.
So, we have a rich history. [MUSIC]