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Elsie Richardson
1922–2012
United States
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Biography
Elsie Richardson (February 24, 1922 – March 15, 2012) was a community activist and civil servant in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for founding the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council and contributing to the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, created after she advocated to Robert F. Kennedy.
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