Modjeska Monteith Simkins is known as the “matriarch of civil rights activists” in South Carolina.

Modjeska Monteith Simkins is known as the “matriarch of civil rights activists” in South Carolina.

Modjeska Monteith Simkins is known as the “matriarch of civil rights activists” in South Carolina. Born in Columbia in 1899, Simkins spent her adult life fighting for equality and advocating for human rights. #shorts

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