Amityville activist 'Mama Lillian' Scott dies at 93
Photo credit: Handout | Lillian B. Scott of Amityville, known as "Mama Lillian" in the community, died at the age of 93. She was an official with the local chapter of the NAACP and fought to clean up a drug-infested corner in North Amityville.
Newsday's obituary for Lillian B. Scott
Lillian Beatrice Scott, a passionate civil rights activist and a matriarch to her community, Amityville, died Oct. 28 of complications from liver cancer. She was 93.
A champion of the young and the poor, Scott became an integral part of the Central Long Island branch of the NAACP when she moved to Amityville in 1951. She fought segregation of local elementary schools and picketed businesses...
