Alton Lemon
Alton Lemon | |
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| Born | October 19, 1928 McDonough, Georgia |
| Died | May 4, 2013 (aged 84) Rydal Park, near Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
Alton Toussaint Lemon (19 October 1928 – 4 May 2013) was a social worker and civil rights activist best known as named lead plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on the separation of church and state. His was a recipient of the "First Amendment Hero" award and was the first African American head of the Philadelphia Ethical Society.