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Patricia Stephens Due (December 9, 1939 – February 7, 2012) was one of the leading African-American civil rights activists in the United States, especially in her home state of Florida.
Feb 12, 2012 · Patricia Stephens Due, whose belief that, as she put it, “ordinary people can do extraordinary things” propelled her to leadership in the civil rights movement — but at a price, including 49 days...
Oct 17, 2006 · Patricia Stephens Due has been a lifelong civil rights activist. For over forty years she has been steadfast in her commitment to the modern civil rights movement and in teaching younger generations about the history of the Black freedom struggles during the second half of the 20th century.
Jun 7, 2018 · Patricia Stephens Due, a native of Quincy, spent most of her life as a civil rights activist. In 1960, Ms. Due chose 49 days in jail — the first “jail-in” of the Civil Rights Movement — rather than pay a fine or bail for sitting at a “whites only” lunch counter at a Tallahassee Woolworth’s store.
Feb 8, 2012 · A Civil Rights Pioneer. She showed early signs of being a fighter. At age 15, she was stunned after a white postman made a lewd comment toward her, and she filed a formal report with the help of...
Jun 25, 2011 · June 25, 2011 2:51 a.m. EDT. Patricia S. Due, in a black dress, participates in a civil rights demonstration in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1963. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Author's mother, Patricia...
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Feb 6, 2024 · On Feb. 20, 1960 in Tallahassee, Florida, Patricia Stephens Due was fined and arrested at a Woolworth’s lunch counter that denied African Americans the right to be seated. Due refused to pay a fine and instead, chose to stay in jail.
