Frankie Muse Freeman

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Frankie Muse Freeman
Frankie Muse Freeman in 2013
Born(1916-11-24)November 24, 1916
DiedJanuary 12, 2018(2018-01-12) (aged 101)
Danville, Virginia, USA
Organization(s)NAACP
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Howard University
National Urban League
Delta Sigma Theta sorority
MovementCivil Rights Movement

The Honorable Frankie Muse Freeman (born Marie Frankie Muse, November 24, 1916 – January 12, 2018) was an American civil rights attorney, and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1964 to 1979).

On February 5, 2015, President Barack Obama appointed Freeman to serve as a Member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars.[1]

Freeman died on January 12, 2018 in Danville, Virginia at the age of 101.[2]

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  1. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". Whitehouse.gov. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Frankie Muse Freeman, iconic St. Louis civil rights activist, dies at 101". Stltoday.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

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