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Children Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman discusses her battle with the Bush Administration on its use of the CDF trademark and describes the letter she wrote to Dr. King on his legacy in the 40 years since his assassination.
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman
Children rights advocate argues that the U.S. education and incarceration systems are becoming the new American apartheid. (4:30)
Full interview. (22:55)
Marian Wright Edelman is known for her work on behalf of children and the disadvantaged. The first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, MS, was counsel for the Poor People's Campaign and founded a public interest law firm, the Washington Research Project, from which grew the powerful lobby, the Children's Defense Fund. She's written many articles and books, including an autobiographical New York Times best seller.
