Patricia Swift Blalock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Patricia Swift Blalock

American librarian and human rights activist

Date of Birth: 09-May-1914

Place of Birth: Gadsden, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 07-Sep-2011

Profession: librarian, human rights activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Patricia Swift Blalock (May 9, 1914 – September 7, 2011) was an American librarian, social worker, and civil rights activist born in Gadsden, Alabama. Blalock graduated from the University of Montevallo and studied social work at the University of Chicago.
She returned to Alabama and worked for the State Department of Education and Rehabilitation, where she helped establish clinics for children with birth defects and other illnesses.
She was director of the Selma-Dallas County Public library for 27 years, where she was instrumental in integrating the institution during the 1960s, and retired in 1988.