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Grace Lee Boggs

(1915–2015) Writer United States

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Grace Lee Boggs was a writer from the United States, best known for State capitalism and world revolution.

Quick Facts About Grace Lee Boggs

Born
June 27, 1915
Died
October 5, 2015
Nationality
United States
Profession
Writer
Notable works
State capitalism and world revolution
Spouse
James Boggs

About Grace Lee Boggs

Grace Lee Boggs was an American author, social activist, philosopher, and feminist. She is known for her years of political collaboration with C. L. R. James and Raya Dunayevskaya in the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1960s she and her husband, James Boggs, took their own political direction, turning their focus to civil rights and Black Liberation, Asian American, and other social justice movements. By 1998 she had written four books, including an autobiography. In 2011, still active at the age of 95, she wrote a fifth book, The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century, with Scott Kurashige, published by the University of California Press. She is regarded as a key figure in the Asian American, Black Power, and Civil Rights movements.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Michigan Women's Hall of Fame

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