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appalachiablue

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3. How lucky you were able to see Grace Lee Boggs speak. From what I've seen in documentaries

Reply to vlakitti (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 04:42 PM

Oct 2015

even in the last few years, Grace was still very powerful, articulate and passionate about human ability, progress and the future. Also a highly adaptive and creative person. What an extraordinary woman and American, Grace Lee Boggs.
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> More From the DETROIT FREE PRESS Today on the Life and Background of Grace Lee Boggs:

"Grace Lee Boggs, Detroit Activist, Dies at Age 100", Detroit Free Press, by Nancy Kaffer, Oct. 5, 2015.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/10/05/grace-lee-boggs-dead-obituary/73385748/

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GRACE LEE BOGGS, Legendary Activist, Dies at 100. [View all] appalachiablue Oct 2015 OP

Thanks for this vlakitti Oct 2015 #1

How lucky you were able to see Grace Lee Boggs speak. From what I've seen in documentaries appalachiablue Oct 2015 #3

bet theres a story there.... a special memory im sure Rose77 Oct 2015 #11

Grace & James what can we say.. Rose77 Oct 2015 #2

All true, well said. The Detroit Free Press article I just posted has more on her life and appalachiablue Oct 2015 #5

Wow. Didn't realize she was still around. BumRushDaShow Oct 2015 #4

This deserves to be on the greatest page. nt MADem Oct 2015 #6

One of our greatest. navarth Oct 2015 #7

Remarkable life of an exceptional woman of the world, Detroit and America. What an intellect and appalachiablue Oct 2015 #8

POV, PBS 'The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, American Revolutionary' (2014) appalachiablue Oct 2015 #9

The PBS POV Special, 'American Revolutionary, The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs' (2014) appalachiablue Oct 2015 #13

Such a great lady. grntuscarora Oct 2015 #10

Grace was a unique, extraordinary lady who cared much about her own Detroit community appalachiablue Oct 2015 #12

requiescat in pace, grace. what an amazing woman. thank you for all you did. niyad Oct 2015 #14

Our former director took the whole office up to see her at Stanford a few years ago. KamaAina Oct 2015 #15

Democracy Now (FSTV) is running a bio on her...WOW Rose77 Oct 2015 #16

The show is just starting, can't wait to see the tribute to Grace, who was a guest appalachiablue Oct 2015 #17