Hollis Watkins was an American activist who was part of the Civil Rights Movement activities in the state of Mississippi during the 1960s.
Hollis Watkins became a member and organizer with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1961, was a county organizer for 1964’s “Freedom Summer”, and assisted the efforts of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to unseat the regular Mississippi delegation from their chairs at the 1964 Democratic Party national convention in Atlantic City.
Hollis Watkins founded Southern Echo, a group that gives support to other grass-roots organizations in Mississippi. He also was a founder of the Mississippi Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement.
Hollis Watkins Cause of death
Hollis Watkins died on Wednesday at his home in the Jackson suburb of Clinton, Mississippi, on September 20, 2023, at the age of 82.
Hollis Watkins wife
Hollis Watkins’s marital life was not disclosed to the media.
Hollis Watkins children
Hollis Watkins was unable to reveal who his children were.
Hollis Watkins’s funeral arrangements
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Source: Ghanafuo.com
