This page is dedicated to the families in gloucester county that have
rich and deep connection to the civil rights movement.  
each and everyone of these sheroes and heroes sacrificed so much so
that we can have so much.  Don't let their legacies go in vain.
​​Get involved; Vote In Every Election. 

NATIONAL ​ATTENTION​

 Great  Aunt of Karen Hill and George Hill 

She had the courage of a thousand men........"
Loretta Winters

Irene Hill-Smith

Obituary

Hall of Fame

NAACP Mourns Loss of Ms. Smith

Irene Hill-Smith

Great Aunt of Herman Winters

Amelia Boynton-Robinson-
​Matriarch of the
​voting rights act

Amelia Boynton-Robinson

Youtube File

The movie

Great, Great Grandfather of Eunice Smith 

Capt. Newton Knight 

Newton Knight

The movie

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LOCAL ATTENTION

Gloucester County's First

"UNDER CONSTRUCTION"
GOVERNMENT (First)
Mayor Barbara Wallace, Mayor of Washington Township 
Warren Wallace, ​Freeholder & Councilman 
Mayor Frank Minor, Logan Township
 Loretta Winters, First and Only Woman of color Councilwoman Monroe Township
Charles Tyson, Mayor South Harrison Township
Virginia Scott, Paulsboro 
​Gwendolyn Brown, Councilwoman Woodbury 
Jackie Love, Deputy Mayor Deptford Township
Jeff Hamilton, Mayor of Paulsboro

JUSTICE SYSTEMS (First)
M. Christine Allen-Jackson, Superior Court Judge 
John Wallace,  NJ Supreme Court Justice 

SCHOOLS (First)
 Stanley El
Andrew Bell, Superintendent of Woodbury
Dr. Charles Ford, Superintendent of Deptford School District
Clayton School District
Gloucester County College
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