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Amelia Isadora Platts Boynton Robinson (August 18, 1905 – August 26, 2015) was an American activist who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama, and a key figure in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.
Apr 3, 2014 · Amelia Boynton Robinson was a civil rights pioneer who championed voting rights for African Americans. She was brutally beaten for helping to lead a 1965 civil rights march, which became...
Nov 29, 2015 · Amelia Boynton Robinson died on August 26, 2015, not long after having viewed her role in Bloody Sunday depicted in the Oscar-nominated film Selma. Her life represents the deep roots of civil rights activism in the rural South and the important role of African American women within these grassroots traditions.
Sep 4, 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights pioneer who ran for Congress, led the first march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, and co-founded the International Civil Rights Solidarity Movement. Explore her interview and digital archive at The HistoryMakers.
Aug 27, 2015 · Amelia Boynton Robinson, who was called the matriarch of the voting rights movement — and whose photograph, showing her beaten, gassed and left for dead in the epochal civil rights march...
Mar 27, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who ran for Congress, helped organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and received the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Medal. Find out how she overcame racism, violence, and personal tragedies to fight for voting rights and human rights.
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Aug 26, 2015 · Learn about Amelia Boynton Robinson, a pioneer in the fight for voting rights and the first Black woman to run for Congress from Alabama. She was beaten at Bloody Sunday and honored by President Obama.
