Hollis Watkins American Activist
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| First Name |
Hollis
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| Last Name |
Watkins
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| Birthday |
29th June, 1941
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| Birthplace |
Lincoln County, Mississippi
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| Died |
20th September, 2023
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Hollis Watkins is an activist who was part of the Civil Rights Movement activities in the state of Mississippi during the 1960s. He became a member and organizer with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1961, was a county organizer for 1964's "Freedom Summer", and assisted the efforts of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to unseat the regular Mississippi delegation from their chairs at the 1964 Democratic Party national convention in Atlantic City. He founded Southern Echo, a group that gives support to other grass-roots organizations in Mississippi. He also is a founder of the Mississippi Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement.
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