Septima Poinsette Clark Biography

Septima Poinsette Clark biography

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NAME: Septima Poinsette Clark
OCCUPATION: Educator, Civil Rights Activist
BIRTH DATE: May 03, 1898
DEATH DATE: December 15, 1987
EDUCATION: Columbia University, Hampton University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Charleston, South Carolina
PLACE OF DEATH: Johns Island, South Carolina
Maiden Name: Septima Poinsette

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Septima Poinsette Clark was a pioneering educator and activist who championed teacher’s rights with organizations like the NAACP.

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Septima Poinsette Clark was born on May 3, 1898, in Charleston, South Carolina, and became a teacher for her home state. She further pursued her studies at several universities and worked for African-American teachers to receive equal pay. She did nation-changing work over the years for the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Voter Education Project. Clark died on December 15, 1987, in Johns Island, South Carolina.