Clement, Josephine
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Josephine Dobbs Clement (1918-1998) was one of six daughters born to Irene Ophelia Thompson Dobbs and John Wesley Dobbs. Her father was a prominent Atlanta, Ga., businessman. Clement received her B.S. degree from Spelman College in 1937 and her M.A. from Columbia University the following year. During the late 1940s, she moved with her husband, William A. Clement, to Durham, N.C., where she was active in civic affairs and in Durham and North Carolina politics. She served as a member of the Durham Library Board and was active as an organizer for the Democratic Party in Durham County. Her activities also included co-chairing Governor James Hunt's political campaigns in Durham County in 1980 and 1984 and serving as a member and, from 1978, the first African-American chair of the Durham City Board of Education. She was elected to the Durham County Board of Commissioners in 1984 and served three terms, retiring in 1990.
Josephine Dobbs Clement (1919-1998) was raised in Atlanta, Ga., and received her B.S. degree from Spelman College in 1937. She received her M.A. degree from Columbia University the following year. In the late 1940s, she moved with her husband, William A. Clement, to Durham, N.C., where she was active in civic affairs and in Durham and North Carolina politics. Her activities included co-chairing the successful gubernatorial campaigns of Democrat James Hunt's in Durham County in 1980 and 1984.
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African American civic leaders
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