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Civil Rights Pioneer Jo Ann Allen Boyce Passes Away at 84

12/5/2025

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Jo Ann Allen Boyce, a member of the Clinton 12, died at 84 from pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles.
She helped integrate Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, in 1956, after the Supreme Court's ruling against segregation.
Her daughter confirmed the death and noted Boyce's optimism and forgiveness, and Boyce is survived by a sister, three children, and three grandchildren, including actor Cameron Boyce, who died in 2019.

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Jo Ann Allen Boyce, a member of the Clinton 12, died at 84 from pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles.
She helped integrate Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, in 1956, after the Supreme Court's ruling against segregation.
Her daughter confirmed the death and noted Boyce's optimism and forgiveness, and Boyce is survived by a sister, three children, and three grandchildren, including actor Cameron Boyce, who died in 2019.