Fannie Pennington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1914
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 13-Feb-2013
Profession: activist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Fannie Pennington
- Fannie Emma Pennington (February 1, 1914 – February 13, 2013) was an American activist, organizer, and fundraising coordinator for U.S.
- Congressional Representative (Harlem) Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.'s Isaac Democratic Club and the Abyssinian Baptist Church A.C.P.
- Overseas Club.
- She was also a member of the New York City Board of Elections and the Frederick E.
- Samuel Community Democratic Club, the Satellite Club, the Courtesy Guild, the Progressive Ladies Usher Board of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the ABC Welcome and Hospitality Committee.
- She was an official representative of the Barmaid Charity Organization.
- She was a New York leader of the bus organizing efforts in 1963 for the March on Washington.During her career, Pennington greeted and hosted historic world figures, activists, and civil rights leaders including, Ambassador Andrew Young, Gil Noble, Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, Moms Mabley, Eleanor Roosevelt, Haile Selassie, Mary McLeod Bethune, Dr.
- Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X.
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