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U.S. civil rights activist and educator

Octavius Catto
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Born	(1839-02-22)February 22, 1839 Charleston, South Carolina, US
Died	October 10, 1871(1871-10-10) (aged 32) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Resting place	Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, US
Movement	Civil rights movement
Partner	Caroline LeCount (fiancée)

Octavius Valentine Catto (February 22, 1839 – October 10, 1871) was an American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist.

He became principal of male students at the Institute for Colored Youth, where he had also been educated. Born free in Charleston, South Carolina, in a prominent mixed-race family, he moved north as a boy with his family.

Octavius catto education

After completing his education, he went into teaching, and became active in civil rights. He also became known as a top cricket and baseball player in 19th-century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Republican, he was shot and killed i