L. Francis Griffin

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L. Francis Griffin (September 15, 1917 - January 18, 1980) was a civil rights advocate in the United States.[1]

He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] He became involved in fighting against segregated and inferior schools for African Americam children.[2] He was a leader of Virginia's NAACP.[3]

Griffin had two daughters who were denied access to Prince Edward County, Virginia's segregated public schools for whites and Griffin sued on their behalf in a case that became part of Brown vs. Board of Education. The daughters lived with white families in California and attended schools there after the county closed its schools rather than integrate.[4] Griffin Boulevard in Farmville is named for him.

References[]

  1. ^ a b STALLSMITH, PAMELA. "The Rev. L. Francis Griffin". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  2. ^ "Rev. L. Francis Griffin honored". Farmville. September 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Reverend L. Francis Griffin – Encyclopedia Virginia".
  4. ^ "Daughters Remember Rev. L. Francis Griffin". Farmville. May 22, 2014.
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