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Virginia Harper (December 23, 1929 – September 3, 1997) was a civil rights activist known for her work against the rerouting of U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) through the Mexican-American and Black neighborhoods of Fort Madison, Iowa.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Fort Madison High School, Fort Madison, Iowa, Howard University, Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa State Penitentiary, Iowa Women's Hall of Fame, NAACP, U.S. Route 61 in Iowa, University of Iowa.

  2. Activists from Iowa
  3. U.S. Route 61
  4. Women in Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

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Fort Madison High School

The Fort Madison High School (FMHS) is located in Fort Madison, Iowa.

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Fort Madison, Iowa

Fort Madison is a city and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States along with Keokuk.

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Howard University

Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., located in the Shaw neighborhood.

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Iowa Department of Transportation

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is the government organization in the U.S. state of Iowa responsible for the organization, construction, and maintenance of the primary highway system.

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Iowa State Penitentiary

The Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP) is an Iowa Department of Corrections maximum security prison for men located in the Lee County, Iowa, community of Fort Madison.

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Iowa Women's Hall of Fame

The Iowa Women's Hall of Fame was created to acknowledge the accomplishments of female role models associated with the U.S. state of Iowa, and is an endeavor of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women (ICSW).

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NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, and Henry Moskowitz.

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U.S. Route 61 in Iowa

U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) is a United States Highway that serves eastern Iowa. Virginia Harper and U.S. Route 61 in Iowa are U.S. Route 61.

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University of Iowa

The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.

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See also

Activists from Iowa

U.S. Route 61

Women in Iowa

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Harper