Lawrence Guyot
Lawrence Guyot | |
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Born | Civil Rights Movement Peace movement | July 17, 1939
Spouse | Monica Klein Guyot |
Children | Julie Guyot-Diangone, Lawrence Guyot III |
Lawrence Guyot Jr. (July 17, 1939 – November 23, 2012) was an American
Biography
Guyot was a native of Pass Christian, Mississippi, where he was raised Catholic.
He joined the Freedom Movement in Mississippi in 1961, when he was a student at
Guyot was severely physically beaten many times, including while at the
Guyot helped lay the groundwork for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He received a degree in law in 1971 from Rutgers University, and then moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the election of Marion Barry as mayor in 1978.
Muhammad Ali, the world boxing champion, was a good friend of Lawrence Guyot.[citation needed]
Guyot has appeared in many documentaries such as
His daughter Dr Julie Guyot-Diangone announced on November 24, 2012, that her father had died at home, in Mount Rainier, Maryland. She said he had had heart problems and had suffered from diabetes. [5]
References
- ^ Library of Congress
- ^ Library of Congress
- ^ Biography at History makers
- ^ Library of Congress
- ^ Harris, Hamil R.; Schudel, Matt (November 25, 2012). "Lawrence Guyot, civil rights leader and community activist, dies at 73". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
Further reading
- Julian Bond (December 30, 2010). "Lawrence Guyot oral history interview conducted by Julian Bond in Washington, D.C., 2010-12-30" (Video, Web). Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
External links
External videos | |
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“Interview with Lawrence Guyot” circa 1979 conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to the Eyes on the Prize documentary in which he discusses the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and civil rights activism in Mississippi, including the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in 1964. He also discusses being brutalized by police in Winona, Mississippi. |
- SNCC Digital Gateway: Lawrence Guyot, Documentary website created by the SNCC Legacy Project and Duke University, telling the story of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee & grassroots organizing from the inside-out
- Lawrence Guyot, Jr. Archival Collection Finding Aid Washingtoniana Collection DCPL