Josephine Dobbs Clement | |
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Member of the Durham County Board of Commissioners | |
In office 1984–1990 | |
Member of the Durham City Board of Education | |
In office 1973–1983 | |
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Born | Josephine Ophelia Dobbs February 9, 1918 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | March 23, 1998 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 80)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
William A. Clement (m. 1941) |
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Josephine Ophelia Dobbs Clement (née Dobbs; February 9, 1918 – March 23, 1998) was an American politician, teacher, and civil rights activist. She served on the Board of Education of Durham, North Carolina, the first Black woman to do so.