She was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr., Freedom Medal in 1990. In 2014, actress Lorraine Toussaint played Robinson in the Ava DuVernay film Selma. Amelia Isadora Platts was born in Savannah, Georgia, on August 18, 1911 to George and Anna Eliza (n*e Hicks) Platts, both of whom were African-American. She also had Cherokee and German ancestry.
She was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr., Freedom Medal in 1990.
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In 2014, actress Lorraine Toussaint played Robinson in the Ava DuVernay film Selma.
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film
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Amelia Isadora Platts was born in Savannah, Georgia, on August 18, 1911 to George and Anna Eliza (n*e Hicks) Platts, both of whom were African-American.
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She also had Cherokee and German ancestry.
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