Frankie Muse Freeman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frankie Muse Freeman

American lawyer

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1916

Place of Birth: Danville, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jan-2018

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Frankie Muse Freeman

  • Marie Frankie Muse Freeman (née 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 (1964–79), a federal fact-finding body that investigates complaints alleging discrimination.
  • Freeman was instrumental in creating the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights founded in 1982.
  • She was a practicing attorney in State and Federal courts for nearly sixty years. In 2007, Freeman was inducted in the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame at the Martin Luther King Jr.
  • National Historic Site, Atlanta, Georgia, for her leadership role in the Civil Rights Movement.On February 5, 2015, President Barack Obama appointed Freeman to serve as a Member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars.

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