Ruth Apilado | |
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Born | Ruth Mosselle Mays April 30, 1908 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | (aged 113 years, 107 days) Federal Way, Washington, U.S. | August 15, 2021
Education | Chicago State University |
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Known for | Founder of America Intercultural Magazine |
Spouse | Inosencio Apilado |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Lu Palmer (second cousin) |
Ruth Moselle Apilado (née Mays; April 30, 1908 – August 15, 2021) was an American newspaper editor, novelist, anti-racism campaigner for African American civil rights, magazine founder, teacher, and supercentenarian who founded America's Intercultural Magazine (AIM). Born during the Jim Crow era, she was an African American anti-racism activist for civil and political rights.[1]