George Raymond Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Raymond Jr.
American artist
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1943
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 08-Mar-1973
Profession: artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About George Raymond Jr.
- George Raymond, Jr.
- (January 1, 1943 – March 8, 1973) was an African-American civil rights activist, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, a Freedom Rider, and head of the Congress of Racial Equality in Mississippi in the 1960s.
- Raymond influenced many of Mississippi's most known activists, such as Anne Moody, C.
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- Chinn, and Annie Devine to join the movement and was influential in many of Mississippi's most notable Civil Rights activities such as a Woolworth's lunchcounter sit-in and protests in Jackson, Mississippi, Meredith Mississippi March, and Freedom Summer.
- Raymond fought for voting rights and equality for African Americans within society amongst other things.
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