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Laverne Stevenson (abt. 1913)

Laverne Stevenson
Born about in South Carolinamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

His great-uncle on his mother's side, the Rev. Levern Stevenson, led boycotts in Jasper County. He ultimately sued Gov. John West in the West vs. Stevenson case that led to single-member districts and black representation for the first time in South Carolina." [1]

Preliminary Date Estimation: Mother born 1945, mother's father (grandfather) born 1915, mother's father's brother (great-uncle) born 1913.

Great-grandfather of Rev. Clementa Pinckney, b. 1973

Sources

  1. Profile of Pinckney in Post and Courier Newspaper, 2001, cited by Naylor, 2015.






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