Gathering Prior to Dorothy Height Funeral
Guests and dignitaries gathered in the National Cathedral for the funeral service of civil rights leader Dorothy Height.
Dorothy Height Funeral Service
2010-04-29T10:00:35-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c04/293240-m.jpgFuneral service honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Dorothy I. Height was held. Dr. Height, who was chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, died at the age of 98 on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.President Obama delivered the eulogy.
The television signal was lost briefly near the end of the program after the funeral had concluded. Coverage continued as the coffin was moved to a hearse.
Funeral service honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Dorothy I. Height was held. Dr. Height, who was chair and president… read more
Dorothy Height Funeral Service Funeral service honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Dorothy I. Height was held. Dr. Height, who was chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, died at the age of 98 on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
President Obama delivered the eulogy.
The television signal was lost briefly near the end of the program after the funeral had concluded. Coverage continued as the coffin was moved to a hearse. close
People in this video
- Denyce Graves Singer
- Dorothy I. Height Chair and President Emerita (Former) National Council of Negro Women
- Maya Angelou Professor Wake Forest University->American Studies
- Camille O. Cosby Co-Founder and President National Visionary Leadership Project
- Alexis Herman Secretary (Former) Department of Labor
- Beecher Hicks Senior Pastor Metropolitan Baptist Church
- Samuel T. Lloyd III Dean National Cathedral
- Barack Obama U.S. President United States
- Bernard Randolph Nephew Dorothy Height Family
- Barbara Shaw Chairman National Council of Negro Women
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