Modjeska Monteith Simkins in Columbia, SC. Image courtesy of the Historic Columbia Foundation.

(1899-1992) Modjeska Monteith Simkins was an African American civil rights activist who was the Secretary of the NAACP in South Carolina and helped write the court case for Briggs v. Elliott.

• Modjeska Monteith Simkins
• Modjeska Monteith Simkins House
• Modjeska Monteith Simkins House
• Oral History with Modjeska Simkins
• Modjeska Simkins Interview
  Mrs. Modjesta Simkins talks about her role in Briggs v. Elliott
• USC South Carolina Political Collections
  Use this finding aid to search the Modjeska Montheith Simkins Papers at the University of South Carolina. USC plans to digitize selections from these papers soon!

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