Powell, Fay D. Bellamy, 1938-2013
Variant namesFay 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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creatorOf | Bellamy, Fay, 1938-. Reminiscences of Fay Bellamy: oral history, 1984. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | James Forman Papers, 1848-2005, (bulk 1961-2001) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | Bellamy, Fay. Reminiscences of Fay Bellamy : oral history, 1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries |
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correspondedWith | Forman, James, 1928-2005. | person |
associatedWith | Grele, Ronald J., | person |
associatedWith | Radio Free Georgia Broadcasting Foundation. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Southern Student Organizing Committee (Nashville, Tenn.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) | corporateBody |
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Clairton | PA | US |
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African American student movements |
African American women journalists |
Civil rights |
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Feminism |
Student movements |
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Civil rights activists |
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Birth 1938-05-01
Death 2013-01-05