Edith Savage-Jennings
American civil rights leader (1924–2017)
Edith Mae Savage-Jennings (March 17, 1924 – November 12, 2017) was an American civil rights leader from New Jersey. She was known for her association with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr..[1] Savage was notable for being a guest to the White House under every President of the United States from Franklin Delano Roosevelt through Barack Obama.
Savage-Jennings was born in Jacksonville, Florida.[2]
In 2016 she was inducted into the New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame.[3]
Savage-Jennings died on November 12, 2017 at her home in Trenton, New Jersey at the age of 93.[4]
References
change- ↑ "N.J. civil rights leader, friend of MLK, guest of U.S. presidents dies at 93". NJ.com. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ↑ Rojas, Christina (15 April 2014). "Edith Savage-Jennings, civil rights activist who knew Martin Luther King Jr., speaks at TCNJ". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ↑ Rojas, Christina (18 February 2016). "N.J. civil rights leader, friend of MLK gets her own day". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ↑ "Civil rights icon Edith Savage-Jennings dies". Trentonian. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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