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Frankie Muse Freeman

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American lawyer

United StatesLawyersLived 1916 to 2018 · aged 101
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Marie Frankie Muse Freeman 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.

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Awards 1

2011Spingarn Medal

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William Stanley BraithwaiteAlso won Spingarn MedalA. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.Also won Spingarn MedalMary Burnett TalbertAlso won Spingarn MedalNathaniel R. JonesAlso won Spingarn Medal

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About this person

Marie Frankie Muse Freeman 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.

Country
United States
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2018 · aged 101
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7 languages

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