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Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1916-11-24
Death Date
- 2018-01-12
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Hampton University (Va.)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Howard University. School of Law
Has Affiliation
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Has Affiliation
- Organization: National Council of Negro Women
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United States Commission on Civil Rights
Birth Place
- Danville (Va.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
Officials and employees
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Sources
- found: U.S. Cong. S. Comm. on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. Nominations of Mrs. Frankie ... 1964.
- found: African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014:(Freeman, Frankie Muse; lawyer, civil rights activist, educator, inspector general; born 24 November 1916 in Danville, Virginia, United States; graduated from Hampton University in Virginia as a mathematics major (1937); worked as a clerk in the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Price Administration; graduated from Howard University's Law School and passed the District of Columbia Bar exam (1947); taught business law at the Associated Colleges of Upper New York; opened her own law firm in St. Louis (1949); joined the St. Louis NAACP; associate general counsel for the Louis Land Clearance and Housing Authority (1956), terminated, allegedly based on views concerning affirmative action (1970); joined Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (1950); vice president of the National Council of Negro Women; appointed to serve on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1964); inspector general for the Community Services Administration, appointed by President Jimmy Carter; inducted into the National Bar Association's Hall of Fame (1990); received NAACP's Spingarn Medal (2011))
- found: Wikipedia, January 22, 2018(Frankie Muse Freeman; died January 12, 2018 in Danville, Virginia)
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Change Notes
- 1980-08-21: new
- 2023-09-19: revised
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