May 20
On May 20, 1961, Nannie Helen Burroughs died.
Nannie Helen Burroughs was an influential feminist and civil rights activist.
Sources
Burroughs, Nannie Helen. The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. (2018, May 21). https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/burroughs-nannie-helen
U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Nannie Helen Burroughs (U.S. National Park Service). National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/people/nannie-helen-burroughs.htm