Lottie Gibson
Social activist (1930–2016)
Lottie Gibson (June 27, 1930 - December 18, 2016) was an American social activist who worked with underprivileged families in Greenville, South Carolina.
Early life and education
Gibson was born in Seneca, South Carolina, the daughter of Joseph A. Beal and Pauline Harrison Beal. She had three siblings. In her early childhood her family moved to West Greenville, where Gibson resided through her adolescence.
Lottie attended Sterling High School, a historically black high school in West Greenville. Of her three siblings, Gibson was the first to go to college. She attended West Virginia State College where she studied drama and English and participated in student council and many other organizations. Gibson was a founder of the NAACP youth chapter there. She also pledged a sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. She became one of the 16 charter members and the third president of the Epsilon Tau Omega Chapter.
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