Theresa Burroughs, Voting Rights Activist, Dies At 89 In Alabama
"Disappear? We're not going to do that," she said. She went 10 times to the courthouse before the registrar would sign her up to vote. Then she worked to guard the right and never missed an election.
Theresa Burroughs, who proudly called herself a foot soldier for the right to vote, has died in Greensboro, Ala. She was 89.
Greensboro is part of Alabama's Black Belt, a region named for its rich black soil, and known for its
