Leon Sullivan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 24 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 16,1922 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Charleston |
| West Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 24,2001 |
| Died | Scottsdale |
| Arizona | |
| United States | |
| Books | Moving Mountains: The Principles and Purposes of Leon Sullivan |
| Founded | Opportunities Industrialization Center |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights | |
| Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award | |
| Silver Buffalo Award | |
| Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service | |
| Freedom of Worship Award | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 955013 |
Leon Sullivan Life story
Leon Howard Sullivan was a Baptist minister, a civil rights leader and social activist focusing on the creation of job training opportunities for African Americans, a longtime General Motors Board Member, and an anti-Apartheid activist. Sullivan died on April 24, 2001, of leukemia at a Scottsdale, Arizona, hospital.