Modjeska Monteith Simkins

Modjeska Monteith Simkins
Born(1899-12-05)December 5, 1899
DiedApril 5, 1992(1992-04-05) (aged 92)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting placePalmetto Cemetery
Columbia, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBenedict College
OccupationPublic health
Known forCivil rights
Political partyRepublican (before 1952)
Democratic (1952–1992)
SpouseAndrew Whitfield Simkins
Parent(s)Henry Clarence Montieth
Rachel Evelyn Hull

Modjeska Monteith Simkins (December 5, 1899 – April 5, 1992) was an important leader of African-American public health reform, social reform and the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.[1][2]

  1. ^ Edgar, Walter (2006). South Carolina Encyclopedia. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 866–867. ISBN 1-57003-598-9.
  2. ^ "Modjeska Monteith Simkins House". We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement. National Park Service. Retrieved April 5, 2009.