On this day in 1979, Patricia Roberts Harris began serving as secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, one of many firsts for her.
On this day in 1979 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today August 3, 2024 Aug. 3, 1979 Patricia Roberts Harris Patricia Roberts Harris began serving as secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Jimmy Carter after serving for two years as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. It was one of many firsts for Harris. She became involved in the civil rights movement while attending Howard University, taking part in a sit-in.
I didn’t start out as a member of a prestigious law firm, but as a woman who needed a scholarship to go to school. If you think I have forgotten that, you are wrong.”This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.The stories of investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell have helped put four Klansmen and a serial killer behind bars.
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