Biography
Carroll Carrozza was arrested in Mount Rainier, Maryland on July 23, 1966 after she and Carolyn Banks seized a Ku Klux Klan bullhorn, sang “We Shall Overcome,” and broke up a street-corner rally. Prosecutors dropped the charge when the Klansmen failed to appear for trial.
Photo credit
Women Break Up Klan Rally: 1966, Washington Area Spark Flickr archive. Portrait crop from the documentary photograph; used with permission.
