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LOCATION:Lavery Library Lower Level @ 3690 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The African American Studies department and Women in History & Civil Rights First Year Program Learning Communities, in collaboration with the PeaceWomen Exhibit hosted by Lavery Library, invite you to a talk by Constance Mitchell, a Rochester civil rights activist.=0D=0AIn 1961 when she was elected to the Monroe County Board of Supervisors, (now the Monroe County Legislature) Constance Mitchell was the first African –American and woman in Monroe County elected into office and was the highest elected official among African-Americans in the United States. She was very active in the Civil Rights Movement and participated in the march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery. She and her husband attended the “I Have Dream” March on Washington, DC where Dr. King gave his famous speech. She also participated in NAACP demonstrations and sit-ins.=0D=0AMitchell served on numerous civic and business-related boards including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Way, Urban League of Rochester, Crime Stoppers and Action for a Better Community, Inc. She was the first female elected to the Board of Directors of Rochester Community Savings Bank (Citizens Bank) and Rochester Gas Electric Company.=0D=0ARSVP on or before 10/26 (asmith@sjfc.edu)
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Guest Speaker Constance Mitchell (Rochester Civil Rights Activist)
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