Susie McDonald
American activist
About Susie McDonald
Susie McDonald, also known as Miss Sue ( 1878 – June 30, 1968) was an African American activist who served as one of the plaintiffs in the bus segregation lawsuit Browder v. Gayle in Montgomery, Alabama. She was arrested for violating bus segregation law on October 21, 1955. According to Alabama Vital Records, she was born Susan Coleman and married Thomas Lamar McDonald on June 12, 1894. She was a widow at the time of her arrest, 77, Her husband Tom had done railroad work, and she received his pension.
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Who was Susie McDonald?
American activist
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Susie McDonald died on 30 June 1968.
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