THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Rev. Willie T. Barrow
December 7, 1924 – March 12, 2015
“The Little Warrior”
Civil rights, Woman and LGBT activist. Minister. Author. Organizer. National Urban League. National Council of Negro Women. Founding member of Operation Breadbasket now Operation PUSH/National Rainbow Coalition.
Photo 1. Rev. Willie Barrow. Photo by Dot Ward. Photo 2. Willie Barrow in 1978.
More About Rev. Barrow:
- Chicago Foundation for Women – Willie’s Warriors Leadership Initiative
- VFA Honors Rev. Barrow – Midwest Feminists Chicago 2004
- Statement by President Obama on the passing of Rev. Barrow
- The History Makers Oral History
- Rev. Barrow discusses the Affordable Care Act – The Media Connection
- National Visionary Video Project interview
- Media Burn Archive – Chicago
- Interview with Rev. Barrow discussing Operation Push on Dimensions in Chicago 1985
- Select newspaper clippings 1977-2015
- Cited in Barbara Love’s Book – Feminists Who Changed America – page 29