Rita Jackson Samuels

Rita Jackson Samuels (April 25, 1945 – March 27, 2018)[1][2] was an activist in the Women's rights and Civil rights movements.[3] She worked as a secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march. She was the first African-American woman to serve on the staff of the governor of Georgia,[2] then-governor Jimmy Carter. Samuels later served as a White House consultant during the Carter administration.[4] In 1980, Samuels founded the Georgia Coalition of Black Women and served as executive director.[4][5] She was the first African-American to serve on the Georgia State Election Board.[4] In 2010, she was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.

References
  1. Bishop, Sanford (April 10, 2018). "Remembering Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels". sanford.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. Banks, Bill (April 2, 2018). "Civil rights hero, Rita Samuels, rose to White House consultant". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. Primus, Kiplyn (March 20, 2018). "Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels Honored for Women's History Month". WCLK. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. "Rita Jackson Samuels". International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. National Park Service. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. Tatum, Gloria (April 6, 2018). "Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels, 1945-2018, !Presente!". Atlanta Progressive News. Retrieved January 6, 2021.


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