Caroline LeCount

Caroline LeCount
Born
Caroline Rebecca Le Count

c. 1846
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 1923(1923-01-24) (aged 76–77)
Resting placeEden Cemetery, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationInstitute for Colored Youth
OccupationsEducator and civil rights activist
Known forAnti-segregation activism
PartnerOctavius Catto (fiancé)

Caroline Rebecca Le Count (c. 1846 – January 24, 1923; often written as LeCount) was an American educator and civil rights activist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is often compared to later activist Rosa Parks for her early efforts to desegregate public transportation.

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