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Roy Innis

Civil Rights Leader

Birthday June 6, 1934

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Virgin Islands

DEATH DATE Jan 8, 2017 (82)

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About

Civil Rights activist who was the head of the Congress of Racial Equality.

Before Fame

Prior to entering his career, he studied chemistry at the City College of New York.

Trivia

In 1967, he was appointed the first resident fellow at the Metropolitan Applied Research Center.

Family Life

He was born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Associated With

He and artist Adrian Piper are both graduates of the City College of New York.