Dorothy Cotton

Dorothy Cotton
Born
Dorothy Lee Forman

(1930-06-09)June 9, 1930
DiedJune 10, 2018(2018-06-10) (aged 88)
Alma mater
Known forCivil Rights Movement
SpouseGeorge Cotton

Dorothy Cotton (June 9, 1930 – June 10, 2018) was an American civil rights activist, who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States[1] and a member of the inner circle of one of its main organizations, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As the SCLC's Educational Director, she was arguably the highest-ranked female member of the organization.

  1. ^ Seeger, Pete; Reiser, Bob (1989). Everybody says freedom. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-0-393-30604-0. Retrieved August 2, 2011.