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She marched on Washington, got her law degree at 62 and beat cancer twice. Then coronavirus took herhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/us/anna-levine-covid-battle-trnd/index.html
(CNN)Anna Levine always carried her pocket Constitution, and she knew it cover to cover. She was always ready to cite certain parts of it if she saw any injustice, racism or discrimination in the world.
From an early age, Levine had a passion for civil rights and activism. She traveled to Washington, DC, in 1963 and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington. Anna Levine's daughter, Robin Levine, told CNN that marching and hearing King's "I Have A Dream" speech was the pinnacle of her mother's life and a memory she would share with family and friends.
"She wanted us to realize that no one person is better than anyone else," Robin Levine told CNN. "She got on a bus with 200 strangers, is what she said, and she went to Washington, DC. She said it was that important for her."
The two-time cancer survivor had a love for learning and the law. It took her 14 years to get her bachelor's degree, because she took a break from classes to deal with her own health issues and a divorce.
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Laffy Kat
(16,391 posts)BComplex
(8,079 posts)chia
(2,244 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)able to live that.
Layyylah
(2 posts)Anna Levine was my mom. Thank you for your very kind comments. She wanted more than anything to know that her life made a difference. Knowing that she did has helped ease her loss yet make it painful at the same time, if that makes any sense. My mother was a complicated yet driven person determined to change the political landscape. She was a die-hard Democrat. When she was in the hospital, she was a bit delirious from medication and she called me up and was so upset that they wouldn't let her go out and protest with the people on the hill who were fighting for better wages. There was no one there but my mother was determined to get there one way or other. Thankfully we got her off those meds but that's the kind of person she was. At the end of her life, she was giving advice to the nurses and telling anyone who'd listen vote in November. She even asked me if I'd gotten her absentee ballot yet. So, thank you for your comments. I will share them with my sister. Best to you all and stay safe... Robin
Nevilledog
(51,241 posts)My thoughts are with you and your family.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)You mom sounds like a remarkable person. Peace to you and your family.
uponit7771
(90,370 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)I'm so glad you are on DU. Welcome.
So sorry for your loss.
Layyylah
(2 posts)I really appreciate you posting this and for your kind words.