Sarah Elizabeth Ray American Activist
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1920
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| Died |
2006
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Sarah Elizabeth Ray (also known as Lizz Haskell; 1921–2006) was an African American civil rights activist who in 1945 was denied entry on SS Columbia, a ferry operated by the Bob-Lo Excursion Company. She initiated a legal battle against the company via the NAACP which eventually ended up being processed by the United States Supreme Court. The court ruled in Ray's favor, setting her case as a precursor to Brown v. Board of Education. After the Bob-Lo Co. Vs. Michigan court case, she went on to create the Action House in Detroit which helped to empower Black youth in the city and offered spaces for recreational activities. She was posthumously inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2021.
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