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'''Anita Lyons Bond''' is an American civil rights activist, who became the first black woman to graduate with |
'''Anita Lyons Bond''' is an American [[Civil rights movements|civil rights]] [[Activism|activist]], who became the first black woman to graduate with honors from [[Saint Louis University]].<ref name=sla>{{cite news|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/anita-lyons-bond-awarded-honorary-phd-by-alma-mater-slu/article_105d322e-25c6-11e5-ad33-2b4d418c1b37.html|title=Anita Lyons Bond awarded honorary PhD by alma mater SLU|work=The St Louis American|date=July 8, 2015|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> |
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Bond was an advocate for education, equality, and civil rights. She was a community leader and was elected in 1974 as the president of the St. Louis Board of Education. She has lectured at many universities on [[Black Studies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/stlouis/s0656.pdf|title=Bond, Anita Lyons Search Aid|last=|first=|date=|website=Missouri State History Society|publisher=Missouri State History Society|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> She has achieved national attention for her courses in [[speech correction]] and her strong advocacy of equal [[human rights]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/les-bond-and-anita-bond/image_477e8058-1b71-5a7e-8d5f-2e40453bc214.html|title=Les Bond and Anita Bond|work=St Louis Post Dispatch|date=March 26, 2013|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, she was awarded an honorary PhD in humanities by St Louis University.<ref name=sla/> |
Bond was an advocate for education, equality, and civil rights. She was a community leader and was elected in 1974 as the president of the St. Louis Board of Education. She has lectured at many universities on [[Black Studies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/stlouis/s0656.pdf|title=Bond, Anita Lyons Search Aid|last=|first=|date=|website=Missouri State History Society|publisher=Missouri State History Society|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> She has achieved national attention for her courses in [[speech correction]] and her strong advocacy of equal [[human rights]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/les-bond-and-anita-bond/image_477e8058-1b71-5a7e-8d5f-2e40453bc214.html|title=Les Bond and Anita Bond|work=St Louis Post Dispatch|date=March 26, 2013|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, she was awarded an honorary PhD in humanities by [[Saint Louis University|St Louis University.]]<ref name=sla/> |
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Revision as of 23:17, 28 November 2016
Anita Lyons Bond is an American civil rights activist, who became the first black woman to graduate with honors from Saint Louis University.[1]
Bond was an advocate for education, equality, and civil rights. She was a community leader and was elected in 1974 as the president of the St. Louis Board of Education. She has lectured at many universities on Black Studies.[2] She has achieved national attention for her courses in speech correction and her strong advocacy of equal human rights.[3] In 2015, she was awarded an honorary PhD in humanities by St Louis University.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Anita Lyons Bond awarded honorary PhD by alma mater SLU". The St Louis American. July 8, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Bond, Anita Lyons Search Aid" (PDF). Missouri State History Society. Missouri State History Society. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Les Bond and Anita Bond". St Louis Post Dispatch. March 26, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
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