Annie Abrams

Black History Month Spotlight: Day #2

Contribution: Educator and civil rights activist

Age: (1931- ) Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Mini Bio:

Abrams went to the Peake School in Arkadelphia until she was thirteen years of age. Then, at that point, she moved to Dunbar High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1944. Abrams moved on from Dunbar High School in 1950 and procured her certificate in instruction from Dunbar Junior College in Marianna, Arkansas in 1952. Abrams procured her B.A. degree in a custom curriculum from Philander Smith College in 1962.

In 1956, Abrams acknowledged a situation with the Arkansas Teachers Association (ATA). Through her work with the ATA, Abrams became engaged with the integration of Little Rock Central High School, working close by Daisy Bates. She battled to rename roads in Little Rock after both Daisy Bates and Little Rock Mayor Charles Bussey. Abrams likewise drove a mission to rename High Street out of appreciation for Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. what's more settled Little Rock's Martin Luther King, Jr. march. In 1978, she addressed the Young Women's Christian Association at a United Nations gathering in Geneva, Switzerland.

Abrams was an individual from the Democratic Party in Arkansas and filled in as financial officer for the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus. She likewise filled in as magistrate for the Fair Housing Commission and was a privileged co-seat of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. Abrams filled in as an individual from the Little Rock Central High Integration 50th Anniversary Commission, and furthermore filled in as a board individual from the Central Little Rock Community Development Corporation, and was as a warning board individual from the Martin Luther King Heritage and Enrichment Center. In 1978, she was chosen to fill in as a board part for the public Young Women's Christian Association.

In 2010, Abrams was accepted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. She was additionally granted a privileged doctorate certificate and a Community Service Award from Philander Smith College. Abrams was the beneficiary of the Brooks Hays Award for Civil Rights Champions and the Making of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Occasion Award.

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