Civil rights activist Mamie King-Chalmers has died in Detroit at the age of 81
DETROIT — — Mamie King-Chalmers, who as a young Black woman appeared in anShe died Tuesday in Detroit, her home since the 1970s, daughter Lasuria Allman said. A cause wasn't disclosed.
King-Chalmers years later recalled how she was attending a protest in a park when her group was confronted by police and dogs. Another activist claimed to be the woman in the photo, but she dropped that claim in 2013 after The Detroit News investigated.
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