Tobie Kendall Grant (1887–1968), known as Aunt Toby, was an American

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in Georgia. She worked in the insurance business, was renowned for fortune telling, and was an African American community leader in Scottdale. She donated land for a park (Tobie Grant Park), recreation center, and library - all named for her. Grant was a Republican Party delegate. The Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center was named for her, as was Tobie Grant Manor, a low-income housing development built in 1966 on 55 acres. The latter was demolished starting in late 2014. There is also a Tobie Grant Lane.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Tobie African-American activists Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans 1887 births 1968 deaths