Irene Griffin (activist)
Irene W. Griffin (November 10, 1927 - March 27, 2012)[1] was an African-American activist, the first black woman to register to vote in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. She was married to Rev. Percy Murphy Griffin, also a civil rights activist in that community.[2]
Activism
Their initial efforts focused on taking on segregationist Judge Leander Perez after Percy Murphy Griffin returned from serving in World War II. They started a voter registration campaign for black community residents. In 1954, Irene Griffin became the first registered African-American woman to vote in the parish.[2]
Griffin died aged 84 in 2012.[2]
References
- ^ "Irene W. Griffin". Tributes. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Irene Griffin, first black woman to register to vote in Plaquemines Parish, dies at 84". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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