Amelia Boynton Robinson

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1911 –

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Who is Amelia Boynton Robinson?

Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama and a key figure in the 1965 march that became known as Bloody Sunday. In 1984 she became founding vice-president of the Schiller Institute affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche. She was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Medal in 1990.

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Born
Aug 18, 1911
Savannah
Also known as
  • Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson
  • Amelia Boynton
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Tuskegee University
  • Savannah State University
Lived in
  • Selma

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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