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Edna Bynoe

1942–2010

United States

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Edna Viola Bynoe (1942 - 2010) was a community activist in Boston, MA. Bynoe was born in Roxbury and lived in the Orchard Park housing development. Bynoe revitalized the housing development, advocating for a neighborhood park and Orchard Hill Elementary School to built in the surrounding area. Bynoe helped reduce the drug dealing activity in Orchard Park.

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