Faya Ora Rose Touré

Faya Ora Rose Touré
Born 1945
Nationality American
Other names Rose Gaines
Rose Sanders
Alma mater Johnson C. Smith University
Harvard Law School
Occupation Activist
Lawyer
Notable work Founder of National Voting Rights Museum
Spouse(s) Hank Sanders

Faya Ora Rose Touré (born Rose M. Gaines in 1945) is an American civil rights activist and lawyer.[1] She was the first black female judge in Alabama.[2]

In 2003, she changed her name from Rose Sanders to Faya Touré, a West African name.[2] In 2009, she resigned as the volunteer president of the National Voting Rights Museum, which she founded.[2][3] She coordinates the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee to mark the anniversary of Bloody Sunday.[2]

She graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in 1969, and later from Harvard Law School.[4]

She is married to politician Hank Sanders.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Faya Ora Rose Touré Biography - Selected works".
  2. 1 2 3 4 Moni Basu and Jessica Ravitz, CNN (7 January 2015). "From Selma to Ferguson and back: Has anything changed?". CNN.
  3. ↑ "Faya Rose Toure resigns as president of National Voting Rights Museum - The Selma Times‑Journal".
  4. ↑ "Ms. Faya Ora Rose Touré Lawyer Profile - martindale.com".
  5. ↑ Phillip Rawls (23 August 2007). "Selma court convicts Senator Sanders wife of disorderly conduct". The Decatur Daily. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Selma activist Faya Rose Toure arrested after speaking out against city land donation for Nathan Bedford Forrest monument". AL.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

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