Ann Atwater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American civil rights activist
Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1935
Place of Birth: Hallsboro, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 20-Jun-2016
Profession: civil rights advocate
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Ann Atwater
- Ann Atwater (July 1, 1935 – June 20, 2016) was an American civil rights activist in Durham, North Carolina.
- Throughout her career she helped improve the quality of life in Durham through programs such as Operation Breakthrough (Durham, North Carolina), a community organization dedicated to fight the War on Poverty.
- She had an assertive personality and became an effective activist and leader when advocating for black rights, such as better private housing.
- Atwater promoted unity of the working-class African Americans through grassroots organizations. She is best known as one of the co-chairs of a charrette in 1971 to reduce school violence and ensure peaceful school desegregation.
- It met for ten sessions.
- She showed that it was possible for whites and blacks, even with conflicting views, to negotiate and collaborate by establishing some common ground.
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