Unita Blackwell
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1933 –
Who is Unita Blackwell?
Unita Blackwell is an American civil rights activist who was the first African-American woman, and the tenth African American, to be elected mayor in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Blackwell was a project director for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and helped organize voter drives for African Americans across Mississippi. She is also a founder of the US China Peoples Friendship Association, a group dedicated to promoting cultural exchange between the United States and China. Barefootin', Blackwell's autobiography published in 2006, charts her activism.
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- Born
- Mar 18, 1933
Lula - Also known as
- Mayor Unita Blackwell Wright
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
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on July 23, 2013
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