An iconic figure in Rochester’s political and civil rights movement has died. Constance Mitchell was 90 years old. “Connie” as she was best known, was the first woman and the first African-American woman elected in Monroe County.
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An iconic figure in Rochester’s political and civil rights movement has died. Constance Mitchell was 90 years old. “Connie” as she was best known, was the first woman and the first African-American woman elected in Monroe County.
