Amelia Boynton Robinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amelia Boynton Robinson

American civil rights activist

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1911

Place of Birth: Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 26-Aug-2015

Profession: human rights activist, activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.
In 1984, she became founding Vice-President of the Schiller Institute affiliated with Lyndon LaRouche.
She was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr., Freedom Medal in 1990.
In 2014, actress Lorraine Toussaint played Robinson in the Ava DuVernay film Selma.