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Volma Overton
1924–2005
United States
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Volma Robert Overton (September 26, 1924 – October 31, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist and president of NAACP's Austin, Texas chapter from 1962 to 1983. He is best known for his legal efforts to end racial segregation in Austin schools. Overton was born in Maha in the rural southeast of Travis County.
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