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Gwen Patton
1943–2017
United States
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Gwendolyn Marie Patton (October 14, 1943 – May 11, 2017) was a prominent civil rights activist and educator. Patton's first steps into the civil rights movement were with the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) where she helped African Americans register to vote with her grandparents. During this time, she also participated in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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