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- Birth nameBarney J. Schoby
- Barney Schoby was born on January 14, 1939 in Liberty, New York, USA. He was married to Joyceria Pickett Schoby. He died on June 9, 2026 in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
- SpouseJoyceria Pickett Schoby(December 22, 1965 - June 9, 2026) (his death)
- Adams County civil rights pioneer and first Black county supervisor who later served in the Mississippi House.
- In the late 1980s, he became a co-plaintiff challenging a redistricting plan he alleged discriminated against Black voters. He was also intimately involved in the 1988-89 re-integration of schools in Natchez-Adams County.
- In 2021, the Natchez Branch of the NAACP presented him with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for his continued work on Civil Rights.
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