The Honorable Frankie Muse Freeman ( born Marie Frankie Muse , November 24 , 1916 in Danville , Virginia ) is an American civil rights attorney , and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights ( 1964 to 1979 ) , a federal fact-finding body that investigates complaints alleging discrimination .
The Honorable Frankie Muse Freeman ( born Marie Frankie Muse , November 24 , 1916 in Danville , Virginia ) is an American civil rights attorney , and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights ( 1964 to 1979 ) .