Ella Josephine Baker

Arrest Date	Multiple arrests
Arrest Location	Multiple locations
Charge	NAACP organizer, SCLC Director of Branches, SNCC founder.

Historical Record

Ella Baker spent five decades building the architecture of the civil rights movement — from the NAACP to SCLC to SNCC — largely without credit. She insisted on organizing around community leadership rather than charismatic figures. She was the organizer’s organizer. She once said: “Strong people don’t need strong leaders.” She was right.

Full Profile Coming

The full Good Trouble profile for Ella Josephine Baker — including sourced archival photography, expanded biographical history, and complete arrest record — is in development. This page will be updated as the archive grows.

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