Amelia Boynton Robinson
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 9 years ago |
Date of birth | August 18,1911 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Savannah |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 26,2015 |
Died | Montgomery |
Alabama | |
United States | |
Spouse | James Robinson |
Bob W. Billups | |
Bill Boynton | |
Children | Bruce Carver Boynton |
Bill Jr. Boynton | |
Education | Savannah State University |
Tuskegee University | |
Books | Bridge across Jordan |
Tuskegee | |
Bridge Across Jordan: The Story of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Selma, Alabama | |
Awards | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
Known for | Selma to Montgomery marches |
Parents | George Platts |
Anna Platts | |
Movies/Shows | The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 481206 |
Amelia Boynton Robinson Life story
Amelia Isadora Platts Boynton Robinson was an American activist who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama, and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. In 1984, she became founding vice-president of the Schiller Institute affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche.