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Josie Childs
1926–2023
United States
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Biography
Josie Brown Childs (October 13, 1926 – February 13, 2023) was an American civic leader and community activist. Childs worked closely with several politicians, including Harold Washington (in office, 1983–1987), Chicago's first mayor of African American descent. She long worked to increase African American participation in the city through community organizing and local politics.
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