Irene Griffin (activist)

Irene W. Griffin (November 10, 1927 - March 27, 2012) was an African-American activist, and the first black woman to register to vote in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. She was married to Rev. Percy Murphy Griffin, also a civil rights activist in that community.

This article is about the African-American activist. For the American Republican Party politician, see Irene Griffin.
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