Beverly Long (activist)

Beverly Long
Born(1920-03-03)March 3, 1920
DiedOctober 30, 2015(2015-10-30) (aged 95)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation(s)Mental health and civil rights advocate
Spouse
(m. 1963)
Children
  • Theodore Douglas Downing
  • Beverly Patricia Downing
  • Anne Catherine Long Key
  • Elizabeth Long Rice

Beverly Benson Long (March 3, 1920 – October 30, 2015) was an American activist from Athens, Georgia. She was particularly invested in the fight to desegregate Georgia's public schools between 1958 and 1961. Later, she became an advocate for those with mental illnesses.