About Leona Ford Washington
Lived 1928 – 2007 (aged 78–79). Leona Ford Washington was an activist and teacher.
Leona Ford Washington (1928 – August 5, 2007) was a community activist in Texas and founder of the McCall Neighborhood Center in El Paso. She taught for 39 years in the El Paso Independent School District.
Biography Washington was born in El Paso, Texas. She grew up in Segundo Barrio, and went to Prairie View A&M College (now Prairie View A&M University). The Good Neighbor provided residents of El Paso news about the black community. A foundation to help high school graduates attend college was set up in her name. Washington also donated, in 1991, her collection of over 800 historic photographs to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
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American activist
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Leona Ford Washington was born in 1928.
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Leona Ford Washington died on 5 August 2007.
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Leona Ford Washington was an activist and teacher.
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