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64 - Amelia Boynton Robinson, US Civil Rights Activist
In this episode, we learn about Amelia Boynton Robinson was a leading
civil rights activist who played a key role in the efforts that led to
passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and was the first African American
woman in Alabama to run for Congress.
Sources:
Amelia:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ameila_Boynton_Robinson_2.JPG
Memorial: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/48913757887
Bridge:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmund_Pettus_Bridge_-_Historic_Sign_-_Selma,_Alabama_%2827810728191%29.jpg
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By Ashwini Prasad
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In this episode, we learn about Amelia Boynton Robinson was a leading
civil rights activist who played a key role in the efforts that led to
passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and was the first African American
woman in Alabama to run for Congress.
Sources:
Amelia:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ameila_Boynton_Robinson_2.JPG
Memorial: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/48913757887
Bridge:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmund_Pettus_Bridge_-_Historic_Sign_-_Selma,_Alabama_%2827810728191%29.jpg