George Simkins Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Dentist, community leader, and civil rights activist
Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1924
Date of Death: 21-Nov-2001
Profession: dentist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About George Simkins Jr.
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- George Simkins Jr.
- (August 23, 1924 – November 21, 2001) was a dentist, community leader in Greensboro, North Carolina, and civil rights activist.
- During the 1950s, he won several significant desegregation lawsuits and was, for a quarter of a century, the president of the Greensboro branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Beginning in 1955, Simkins used the courts and local referenda to compel the desegregation of recreational facilities, schools, and hospitals and end discrimination in the delivery of public housing, banking services, and city services.
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