64 - Amelia Boynton Robinson, US Civil Rights Activist

In this episode, we learn about Amelia Boynton Robinson was a leading civil rights activist who played a key role in the efforts that led to passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and was the first African American woman in Alabama to run for Congress. Sources: Amelia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ameila_Boynton_Robinson_2.JPG Memorial: https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/48913757887 Bridge: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edmund_Pettus_Bridge_-_Historic_Sign_-_Selma,_Alabama_%2827810728191%29.jpg