Marie Hicks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marie Hicks

American activist

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1923

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Apr-2007

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Marie Hicks

  • Marie A.
  • Hicks (December 20, 1923 – April 19, 2007) was an African-American activist during the American Civil Rights Movement.
  • Nicknamed "the Rosa Parks of Girard College," she is best known for leading thousands of pickets around the wall of that academic institution during the mid-1960s.
  • Her efforts led to her sons being enrolled in the formerly all-white school in 1968.

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