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Mavis Best

1942–2022

United Kingdom

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Mavis Merlina Stephenson Best, née Clarke, MBE (11 July 1939 – 14 November 2022) was a grassroots social activist who worked for the civil rights of Black people in the UK. She led a successful campaign to overturn the so-called Sus law but was also active in many local church and community projects to improve the lives of Black people.

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