Theodore R. Gibson Memorial Fund Inc.

3634 Grand Avenue

Coconut Grove, Florida 33133

Phone (305) 446-1543 - Fax (305) 446-1474

 

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HIGHLIGHTS OF

CANON GIBSON'S CAREER

 

  •  LED FIGHT TO INTEGRATE DADE COUNTY BUS SYSTEM

  •  HELPED ORGANIZE "SIT-IN" PROTESTS TO INTEGRATE LUNCH COUNTERS AT DEPARTMENT STORES

  •  SERVED ON MIAMI CITY COMMISSION FOR NINE YEARS

  •  LED FIGHT TO DESEGREGATE MIAMI SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE

  •  PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER MIAMI BRANCH OF THE NAACP, 1954-1964

  •  REFUSED TO SURRENDER NAACP MEMBERSHIP LIST TO STATE OF FLORIDA "JOHNS COMMITTEE" 1959: FINED AND SENTENCED TO PRISON BUT EXONERATED BY U.S. SUPREME COURT

  •  PASTOR OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1945-1982

  • ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING INTERFAITH AND INTERRACIAL UNDERSTANDING

  • AWARDED HONORARY TITLE OF "CANON" BY DIOCESE OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1968

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