Amelia Boynton Robinson

Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson (born August 18, 1911) is an American woman who 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 18, 1911
Birth place
Georgia (U.S. state) , United States

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  1. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2018
  2. http://www.visionaryproject.com/robinsonameliaboynton