Caffie Greene

Caffie Greene (1919–2010[1]), born Katherine Thompson and also known as Caffie Turner, was an American civil rights activist from Los Angeles, California.

Greene was an advocate for organized labor, electing African Americans to political office, and bringing a public hospital to south Los Angeles;[2] she also worked for improvements to public transportation, police accountability, and education.[3] She mentored leaders of the Black Panther Party,[4] and worked with mainstream politicians,; she was a field deputy for LA County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn.[1]

Biography

Katherine Thompson, later Caffie Greene, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, but spent most of her life in Los Angeles.[2] Between 1939 and about 1950, she was married to actor Raymond Douglas Turner, with whom she managed a desegregated hair salon. Greene was married twice and had 3 children.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caffie Greene dies at 91; activist was a leader in creation of King/Drew hospital". Los Angeles Times. June 7, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Caffie Greene â€" She fought to the end". Los Angeles Sentinel. 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  3. ^ Pharr, Wayne (2014-07-01). Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61374-916-6.
  4. ^ a b "Unsung Civil Rights Hero: Caffie Greene". LA Progressive.

Further reading

  • Turner, Kofi-Charu Nat (2022). Caffie Greene and Black Women Activists Unsung Women of the Black Liberation Movement. Routledge. ISBN 9781032069197.
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