Marian Alexander Spencer

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Marian Alexander Spencer is a Cincinnati civil rights activist. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Spencer was involved in the struggle to desegregate Cincinnati's Coney Island Amusement Park and was the first African American woman elected to Cincinnati's City Council. She has been involved with numerous organizations including the NAACP, Women's City Club of Greater Cincinnati and Housing Opportunities Made Equal. She also served on the Cincinnati Public School Board.

From the guide to the Marian Alexander Spencer Papers, 1944-1990, 1944-1990, (University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library)

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creatorOf Marian Alexander Spencer Papers, 1944-1990, 1944-1990 University of Cincinnati, Archives and Rare Books Library
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Cincinnati (Ohio) - Politics and government
Cincinnati (Ohio) - Race relations
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African American women
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