Deolinda rodrigues biography of martin luther king

Angolan revolutionary (1939–1968)

Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida (nom de guerreLangidila;^[1] 10 February 1939 – 1968) was an Angolan revolutionary, writer, and poet.

In a 30 May letter Rodrigues, a twenty-year-old Angolan student living in Brazil, requested King's advice and support for the independence movement in her.

Born into a Methodist family, she received a scholarship to study in Brazil, where she corresponded with Martin Luther King Jr. Fearing extradition to Portugal.

To Deolinda Rodrigues ; Author: King, Martin Luther, Jr. ; Date: December 21, ; Location: Montgomery, Ala.?

Deolinda Rodrigues was bold enough to solicit Martin Luther King Jr.'s advice and experience, intertwining her history with a living legend of.

Deolinda was an Angolan nationalist, heroine, militant, writer and translator - who also taught, wrote poetry and worked as a radio host.

She was a member of the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA, transl. 'People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola') and, in addition to seeing combat, worked for the organisation as a translator, educator, and radio host.

Born into a Methodist family, she received a scholarship to study in Brazil, where she corresponded with Martin Luther King Jr. Fearing extradition to Portugal because of her work with the MPLA, she continued her education in the United States before returning to Africa.

Rodrigues was the sole woman on the MPLA's central committee in the 1960s and co-founded the MPLA's women's wing, the Organização da Mulher de Angola (OMA, transl. 'Organization of Angolan Women'). She was also one of five women members of the Esquadrão Kamy (transl