Lacey, Shirley (1924-2012)

Shirley Lacy was a politician and Englewood councilwoman. She graduated from New York University. Lacy was active in the Civil Rights Movement. She acted as the director of the state American Civil Liberties Union and the leadership training for the Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality Inc. (SEDFRE). Lacy was elected to the Englewood Council in 1977. She was also a Bergen County Overall Economic Development program committee member.

She married Reginald Lewis Lacy. She had two daughters, Deirdre Gaskin and Celeste Lacy Davis.

Kuhn, John H. "Shirley Lacy to join council in Englewood." The Record, 27 Jan. 1977, p.C-3.

Levin, Jay. "Civil rights stalwart Shirley Lacy dies at 88." The Record, 23 May 2012, p.L-1, L-4.

"Shirley Mozelle Lorick Lacy in the New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017." Ancestry.

1924-05-18

New York, New York, USA

2012-05-19

"Black Rage Vs. Apathy." The Record, 11 Jan. 1970, p.B-1, B-4.