poor" Article from The Afro-American Newspaper: "Community catalyst dies" Editorial from The Afro-American Newspaper: "Madeline Murphy — A little about a lot" WJZ-TV report on her death: "Popular Baltimore Civil Rights Activist Remembered" WJZ-TV report on Memorial: "Hundreds Join To Celebrate Baltimore Icon's Life" Editorial from Baltimore Times: "Madeline Murphy remembered" Washington Post obituary: "Madeline Murphy - Civil Rights Activist" 1922 births 2007 deaths 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century American people 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women Activists for African-American civil rights American women's rights activists African-American women writers African-American writers Community organizing Murphy family Writers from Boston