Carolyn R. Payton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Director of the United States Peace Corps
Date of Birth: 13-May-1925
Place of Birth: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 11-Apr-2001
Profession: psychologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Carolyn R. Payton
- Carolyn Robertson Payton (May 13, 1925 – April 11, 2001) was appointed Director of the United States Peace Corps in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.
- She was the first female and the first African American to be Peace Corps Director.
- Payton was a pioneer in black women’s leadership within the American Psychological Association and psychology.
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