Civil Rights Leader Bruce Boynton Dies
A pioneer in the civil rights movement has died. Civil Rights leader, Bruce Boynton, has died.
Boynton, the son of Amelia Boynton Robinson, was arrested for sitting at a bus stop restaurant. He was arrested for sitting in the section of the restaurant for white people. Boynton’s arrest would go on to spark the Freedom Riders movement in 1961.
A ceremony held May 18, 2018 honored the Selma native for his fight during the civil rights movement.
Boynton retired as a lawyer in which he practiced for years.
He was 83.
