Dorothy Cotton Death
Dorothy passed away on June 10, 2018 at the age of 88 in Ithaca, New York, United States.
When did Dorothy Cotton die?
June 10, 2018How old was Dorothy Cotton when died?
88Where did Dorothy Cotton die? What was the location of death?
Ithaca, New York, United States
Dorothy Cotton Birthday and Date of Death
Dorothy Cotton was born on January 5, 1930 and died on June 10, 2018. Dorothy was 88 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 5, 1930
Date of Death: June 10, 2018
Age at Death: 88
Dorothy Cotton - Biography
Dorothy Cotton (born January 5, 1930) was a leader in the 1960s African-American Civil Rights Movement and a member of the inner-circle of one of its main organizations, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As the SCLC's Educational Director, she was arguably the highest ranked female member of the organization.
Dorothy Foreman Cotton was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in 1930 as Dorothy Lee Forman at the beginning of the Great Depression. Her mother died when she was 3 years old, leaving her and her three sisters to be raised by their father, Claude Foreman, a tobacco factory worker with only a third-grade education. Life was a daily struggle in their southern segregated rural town.
The musical group, the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers sings in Cotton's honor. She was a gifted singer, and often led negro spirituals at rallies and in classes. The group seeks to "preserve the uniquely American art form of the formal concert style "Negro Spiritual."
