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Carolyn Long Banks, trailblazer in civil rights, politics, dies

Posted on April 14, 2023 by thegrio.com

Banks was the first Black woman to serve on the Atlanta City Council.

Beloved civil rights activist Carolyn Long Banks died Wednesday at age 82 after a long illness, today!

The post Carolyn Long Banks, trailblazer in civil rights, politics, dies appeared first on TheGrio.

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