Pamela Rush
American activist
Pamela Sue Rush (died July 2020) was an American poverty, civil rights, and environmental justice activist who lived in rural Tyler, Alabama, and who fought against poverty and inequality.
Early life
Rush was born and raised in Lowndes County, Alabama, where 72 percent of residents are Black and more than 25 percent of residents live in poverty. Her ancestors were slaves.
Activism
In 2018, Catherine Coleman Flowers, Rush's cousin and founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, grew closer when Rush's sister asked Coleman Flowers to help Rush find a better place to live. At the time, Rush was living in a neighborhood that was built on former slave quarter. The poverty she experienced can be traced back to the legacy of slavery in the Southern Black Belt. Rush lived in a dilapidated mobile home with raw sewage. Coleman Flowers connected Rush with Rev. Dr. William Barber II, which led to Rush becoming an active member and one of the faces of the New Poor People’s Campaign led by Barber II and Rev.
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