Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders
Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders | |
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Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders, from a 1923 newspaper. | |
| Born | Cecelia Hayne Holloway 1879 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | February 23, 1966 |
| Alma mater | Fisk University, Columbia University, New School for Social Research |
| Occupation | YWCA |
Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders (1879 – February 23, 1966) sometimes written as Cecilia Cabaniss Saunders, was an African-American civil rights leader, and executive director of the Harlem, New York YWCA. She is best known for working against racial discrimination in wartime employment during World War II, for broader work training and opportunities for African-American women, and against police violence in Harlem.