As a leader of the United Christian Youth Movement of North America beginning in 1933 , `` she worked to prevent lynching , desegregate the armed forces , reform the criminal justice system and for free access to public accommodations , '' the site says . Mary Height , 98 , remains hospitalized ; no information available on her whereabouts . Wikipedia reported Saturday that she was dead ; she appeared on social networking site Twitter . Height has been active in civil rights since the New Deal era .
Mary Height , 98 , remains hospitalized ; no information available on her whereabouts . Wikipedia reported Saturday that she was dead ; she appeared on social networking site Twitter . Height has been active in civil rights since the New Deal era .