In Memoriam: Gloria Richardson

Gloria Richardson

Gloria Richardson passed away at her home in New York City on July 15, 2021, age 99. She was the leader of the Cambridge, Md. Nonviolent Action Movement in the early 1960’s. She is survived by her daughters and two grandchildren.

Read more:

SNCC Digital:
https://snccdigital.org/people/gloria-richardson/

The Baltimore Sun obit:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-gloria-richardson-died-obit-20210716-i344af4b7beerpccellds6wf3y-story.html

See Gloria Richardson on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXyk13Vdxss&t=197s

Photo of Gloria Richardson, July 1963, Cambridge, Maryland
Photo of Gloria Richardson, July 1963, Cambridge, Maryland\
Gloria Richardson
Photo of Gloria Richardson by Danny Lyon, 1963, Cambridge, Md. Notice the SNCC button her lapel.

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