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Related: About this forumCivil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson Dies at 104
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Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who nearly died while helping lead the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights march in 1965, championed voting rights for blacks and was the first black woman to run for Congress in Alabama, died early Wednesday at age 104, her son Bruce Boynton said.
Boynton Robinson was among those beaten during the voting rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 that became known as "Bloody Sunday." State troopers teargased and clubbed the marchers as they tried to cross the bridge. A newspaper photo showing Boynton Robinson, who had been beaten unconscious, drew wide attention to the movement.
Fifty years later, Barack Obama, the first black president of the United States, pushed her across the span in a wheelchair during a commemoration.
Boynton Robinson, who was hospitalized in July after having a major stroke, turned 104 on Aug. 18. Her son said she had been living in Tuskegee and was hospitalized in Montgomery. Boynton Robinson's family said in a written statement that she was surrounded by relatives and friends when she died around 2:20 a.m.
Boynton Robinson was among those beaten during the voting rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 that became known as "Bloody Sunday." State troopers teargased and clubbed the marchers as they tried to cross the bridge. A newspaper photo showing Boynton Robinson, who had been beaten unconscious, drew wide attention to the movement.
Fifty years later, Barack Obama, the first black president of the United States, pushed her across the span in a wheelchair during a commemoration.
Boynton Robinson, who was hospitalized in July after having a major stroke, turned 104 on Aug. 18. Her son said she had been living in Tuskegee and was hospitalized in Montgomery. Boynton Robinson's family said in a written statement that she was surrounded by relatives and friends when she died around 2:20 a.m.
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Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson Dies at 104 (Original Post)
ismnotwasm
Aug 2015
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(7,906 posts)1. I'm so sad to hear this.
I know she was up there in age, but she still had such a strong mind when she was interviewed at the anniversary march.
RIP Ms. Robinson, you were truly a hero.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,239 posts)2. So sad.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)3. Rest in Peace darling. You were so loved here.
sheshe2
(83,879 posts)4. A hero
"Rest in power, Amelia. We will continue the fight for voting rights for all Americans."
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Cha
(297,595 posts)5. Thank you for this and that beautiful pic, is~
Amelia Boynton Robinson