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Growing up in a family active in promoting civil rights, Anita L. DeFrantz knew the importance of letting her voice be heard as an African American and as a woman. Her activism for individual rights and her ascent as a leader began in earnest at Connecticut College, where... Read Full Overview

Growing up in a family active in promoting civil rights, Anita L. DeFrantz knew the importance of letting her voice be heard as an African American and as a woman. Her activism for individual rights and her ascent as a leader began in earnest at Connecticut College, where... Read Full Overview

It is sometimes said of certain athletes that they "transformed the game," be it through changing an approach to the sport, inspiring the creation of new rules, or in some way altering how the game is played.

Anita DeFrantz did just that for the Olympic Games. Named... Read Full Overview