Margaret Bush Wilson, an activist and lawyer was the first African American woman to chair the NAACP Board of Directors.

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“Margaret Bush Wilson’s passion for legal equity and social justice provide the framework for which many of our civil rights victories have been fought and won” said NAACP Chairman of the Board of Directors Julian Bond. “The NAACP has lost a champion and the world has lost a pioneer.  Margaret Bush Wilson served as an NAACP Board member and Board Chairman and a path breaking Missouri lawyer.”

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