Amelia Boynton Robinson
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, and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.
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Robinson in 2015 | |
| Born | Amelia Isadora Platts August 18, 1911 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2015 (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) |
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. Robinson was a centenarian and reached the age of 104.
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