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Unita Blackwell
Mayor and Civil Rights Leader | Class of 1992
Title
Mayor and Civil Rights Leader
Location
Mayersville, Mississippi
Age
59 at time of award
Deceased
May 13, 2019
Area of Focus
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Civil Society and Community Organizing
Published July 1, 1992
ABOUT UNITA'S WORK
Unita Blackwell is the former mayor of Mayersville, Mississippi.
The first black woman to be elected mayor in Mississippi (1977-2001), Blackwell was president of the National Conference of Black Mayors for two terms (1990-92), and the first woman to hold the post. Blackwell, who grew up among sharecroppers in Lula, Mississippi, was active in the civil rights movement. She led the fight to incorporate Mayersville and to raise money for such basic services as water, sewerage, and housing. She co-chairs the Issaquena County Mississippi River Port Commission. Blackwell has extended her interest in rural community development through activity in the National Council of Negro Women, the Mississippi Action for Community Education, the Delta Foundation, and the U.S./China People’s Friendship Association.
BIOGRAPHY
Blackwell was a fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (1991-92). She was a delegate to the Non-Government Organizations Forum held in Beijing in conjunction with the 1995 International Conference on Women.
Blackwell received an M.A. (1983) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Last updated January 1, 2005
尤尼塔-布莱克韦尔
市长和民权领袖 | 1992级
标题
市长和民权领袖
地点
密西西比州梅尔斯维尔
年龄
获奖时59岁
已逝世
2019年5月13日
关注领域
公民权利和公民自由, 公民社会和社区组织
1992年7月1日出版
关于尤尼塔的工作
尤尼塔-布莱克韦尔是密西西比州梅耶斯维尔市的前市长。
布莱克韦尔是密西西比州第一位当选市长的黑人妇女(1977-2001年),曾担任两届全国黑人市长会议主席(1990-92年),也是第一位担任该职务的妇女。 布莱克韦尔在密西西比州卢拉市的佃农中长大,积极参加民权运动。 她领导了成立梅耶斯维尔公司的斗争,并为诸如水、污水处理和住房等基本服务筹集资金。 她是伊萨奎纳县密西西比河港口委员会的共同主席。 布莱克韦尔通过参加黑人妇女全国委员会、密西西比社区教育行动、三角洲基金会和美中人民友好协会的活动,扩大了她对农村社区发展的兴趣。
个人简历
布莱克威尔是哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院的研究员(1991-92)。 她曾作为代表参加了与1995年国际妇女大会同时在北京举行的非政府组织论坛。
布莱克韦尔获得了马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的硕士学位(1983年)。
最后更新于2005年1月1日 |
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