1914–1965
Biography · Civil Rights
Barbara Smith (activist)
1946–2015
United States
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Barbara "Robie" Smith (1946–2015) was an American activist from Chicago known for co-founding the Affinity Community Services foundation, a support group for Black lesbians, in 1995.
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