Hortense Canady

Hortense Canady
Born
Elizabeth Hortense Golden

(1927-08-18)August 18, 1927[1]
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedOctober 23, 2010(2010-10-23) (aged 83)[2]
OrganizationDelta Sigma Theta sorority
Spouse(s)Clinton Canady, Jr.[1]

Hortense (Golden) Canady (August 18, 1927 – October 23, 2010) was a civil rights leader, the first African American elected to the Lansing Board of Education.[3][4] She served as national president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority from 1983-1988.

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