Virginia Foster Durr | |
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.jpg) Durr in 1948 | |
| Born | August 6, 1903 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1999 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
Virginia Foster Durr (August 6, 1903 – February 24, 1999) was an American civil rights activist and lobbyist. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1903 to Dr. Sterling Foster, an Alabama Presbyterian minister, and Ann Patterson Foster. At 22 she married lawyer Clifford Durr, with whom she had 5 children, one of whom died in infancy.[1] Durr was a close friend of Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt, and was sister-in-law (through her sister's marriage) of Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, who sat on many crucial civil rights cases.[2] Her circle of friends extended to Alger Hiss.[3] She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.[4]
- ^ Sundman, John (30 June 2011). "Virginia Foster Durr and the Salvation of Alabama". wetmachine.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ^ Huston, Luther A. (23 July 1948). "Politicians Scarce Among Delegates". New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Durr, Virginia Foster (1990). Outside the Magic Circle: The Autobiography of Virginia Foster Durr. University of Alabama Press. pp. 202–206 ("cult" p. 204). ISBN 9780817305178./
- ^ "Inductees". Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. State of Alabama. Retrieved February 20, 2012.