Photo of former Rolark home at 524 Foxhall Place, SE
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - Wilhelmina and Calvin Rolark, Crusaders for Justice
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - Wilhelmina and Calvin Rolark, Crusaders for Justice
Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - Wilhelmina and Calvin Rolark, Crusaders for Justice
Born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, Wilhelmina Jackson moved to Washington in 1933 to attend Howard University, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science. Her career began with the National Negro Congress (NNC). Founded in…