Lucille Gorham
Lucille Gorham (January 18, 1931 - November 3, 2012) was a civil rights activist in
The Baltimore riot of 1968 resulting from the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. propelled Gorham's role in neighborhood activism. In August 1968, Gorham began to operate "Our House," clubhouse that offered services to the community including home-cooked meals, a place for local children to spend their Saturday evenings, and a spot for senior citizens to meet with friends.[2]
Later in life, Gorham fought against the expansion of the Johns Hopkins Hospital medical complex in 2002. As a result of the expansion, Gorham was forced out of her home in the Middle East neighborhood of East Baltimore and moved to a home in the Belair-Edison neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore. Gorham died at 81 years old from a battle with cancer.[3]
References
- ^ Strausbaugh, John (August 15, 1982). "She gave the Middle East neighborhood a name and a dream". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Keidel, Janelee (June 13, 1969). ""'Our house' is A home for many."". The Sun.
- ^ Sun, Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore. "Lucille Gorham, neighborhood activist". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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