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American women's and civil rights activist
Rita Jackson Samuels (April 25, 1945 – March 27, 2018)
[1]
[2] was an activist in the
women's rights and
civil rights movements.
[3] She worked as a secretary for the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference and participated in the 1965
Selma to Montgomery march. She was the first African-American woman to serve on the staff of the governor of Georgia,
[2] then-governor
Jimmy Carter. Samuels later served as a White House consultant during the
Carter administration.
[4] In 1980, Samuels founded the Georgia Coalition of Black Women and served as executive director.
[4]
[5] She was the first African-American to serve on the
Georgia State Election Board.
[4] In 2010, she was inducted into the
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
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Bishop, Sanford (April 10, 2018).
"Remembering Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels". sanford.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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b Banks, Bill (April 2, 2018).
"Civil rights hero, Rita Samuels, rose to White House consultant". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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^ Primus, Kiplyn (March 20, 2018).
"Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels Honored for Women's History Month".
WCLK. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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"Rita Jackson Samuels".
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
National Park Service. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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^ Tatum, Gloria (April 6, 2018).
"Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels, 1945-2018, !Presente!". Atlanta Progressive News. Retrieved January 6, 2021.