Powell, Fay D. Bellamy, 1938-2013
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Fay D. Bellamy Powell was an African-American civil rights activist. Known for her involvement in many organizations tracing the movements of the civil rights movement, Bellamy Powell began her career in the United States Air Force. After serving time with the Air Force, she accepted a position with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1965. Bellamy Powell worked with the SNCC for many years, serving among her colleagues on the front lines of the civil rights movement. She later went on to serve on the staff of the Institute of the Black World, and help found the National Anti-Klan Network as well as the We Shall Overcome Fund. Powell died at the age of 74, on January 5, 2013.
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Subjects:
- African American student movements
- African American women journalists
- Civil rights
- Students
- Students
- Feminism
- Student movements
- Students
Occupations:
- Civil rights activists
Places:
- PA, US
- United States (as recorded)
