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Born in Jamaica, Connie served in World War II as a medical secretary and became politically active when, after moving to London, she was denied her British Empire Medal. She began campaigning for the rights of black people in the UK, specifically conditions in London, and worked tirelessly for black servicemen and women to receive their awards. She also co-founded the Mary Seacole Memorial Association to raise awareness for the legacy of the famous Jamaican nurse.
When Unita first registered to vote in the early 1960s in Mississippi; and encouraged other African Americans to do so: she was fired. Thus began her passionate journey in the civil rights movement, which would take her from boycotts and protests with the SNCC to a landmark case she brought against the US Board of Education which resulted in further school desegregation.
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