Septima Clark Quotes
When you think of the civil‑rights era, Septima Clark often hides behind the spotlight. These two brief reflections pull her quiet brilliance into focus, showing how everyday teachers and organizers spark true change. For more on activists, see pages on Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and women's rights movement.
![“[Rosa Louise] Parks used to say, "Everybody looks at me because I sat down once in Montgomery, but the real hero is a woman named Septima Clark."She created the Citizenship Schools [where civil-rights activists taught basic literacy and political education classes].” quote by Marian Wright Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f70/marian-wright-edelman-2216_activist_rosa-louise-parks-used-to-say-everybody_3221562.jpg)