Edith Savage-Jennings

Edith Mae Savage-Jennings (March 17, 1924 – November 12, 2017) was an American civil rights leader from New Jersey. She was known for her association with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.. Savage was notable for being a guest to the White House under every President of the United States from Franklin Delano Roosevelt through Barack Obama.

Savage-Jennings was born in Jacksonville, Florida.

In 2016 she was inducted into the New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame.

Savage-Jennings died on November 12, 2017 at her home in Trenton, New Jersey at the age of 93.

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Category:1924 births
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Category:American civil rights activists
Category:People from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:People from Trenton, New Jersey