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Valenda Newell
November 12, 2016 | Indianapolis, IN
BOSTON (AP) - Lillian Bonner Sutson, a little-known U.S. civil rights activist whose attempts to register as a voter set a precedent in the fight against segregation and voting discrimination in the South, has died.
Her grandson, Marcus Jones, said Wednesday that Sutson died of age-related causes Monday. She was believed to be 99.
Sutson, the granddaughter of a slave, went with her mother and two other black women to register as Democrats in 1940 in South Carolina. They were denied, threatened and verbally abused, sparking a federal criminal case.
Thurgood Marshall, a future Supreme Court justice, served as their attorney.
They lost the case, but Marshall used the experience to pursue others that ultimately helped strike down voter discrimination and segregation.
Sutson's efforts were cited in a letter from first lady Michelle Obama shortly before the president's second inaugural this year, Jones said.
"Your example of serv ice shows ... that each of us can make a difference for those around us," Obama wrote, according to Jones.
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Valenda Newell
November 12, 2016 | Indianapolis, IN
God bless you and may you rest in please I don't know if we were related in any way
Sutson
April 29, 2014
hi bye
hillun carter
November 15, 2013 | Corpeesan, CO
Aunt lillian was a funny lady will miss her and always cherish her in my heart. R.i.p Maria@ brianna
maria burris
October 29, 2013 | Newton, MA
We love you Grandma. Thank you for being the best Grandmother in the world. R.I.P
Regina Sutson-Babb
August 08, 2013 | Lynn, MA
Thank you dear lady.may you rest in peace.
Sally Jackson
August 07, 2013 | Jackson, MS
THANK YOU!
Whitlow
August 06, 2013 | TN
Thank you for all you have done Lillian. Rest In Peace.
John Laracy
August 05, 2013 | MA
Thank you for a job well done. R.i.P.
Blue Moon
August 05, 2013 | Asbury Park, NJ