Amelia Boynton Robinson
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Amelia Isadora Platts Boynton Robinson (August 18, 1911 – August 26, 2015) was an American activist who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama,[1] and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.
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Born | Amelia Isadora Platts (1911-08-18)August 18, 1911 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | August 26, 2015(2015-08-26) (aged 104) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
Known for | Selma to Montgomery marches |
Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
Spouses | Samuel W. Boynton
(m. 1936; died 1963)Bob Billups
(m. 1969; died 1973)James Robinson
(m. 1976; died 1988) |
Children | Bill Boynton Jr. and Bruce Carver Boynton |
Awards | Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Medal (1990) |
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In 1984, she became founding vice-president of the Schiller Institute, which was affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche, a far-right activist. She was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Medal in 1990.[2] Robinson was a centenarian and reached the age of 104.