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The past century has seen great advances in civil rights as various groups of people have secured the right to vote or to marry. In the U.S. and around the world, the struggle for equality continues. This memorial site was created to remember and honor those who have dedicated their lives to achieving equal rights for all.
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Pete Seeger Obituary (AP News)
Pete Seeger
5/3/1919 - 1/27/2014

Civil Rights Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Pete Seeger

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Unable to carry his beloved banjo, Pete Seeger used a different but equally formidable instrument, his mere presence, to instruct yet another generation of young people how to effect change through song and determination two years ago. A surging crowd, two canes and seven decades as a history-sifting singer and rabble-rouser buoyed him as he led an Occupy Wall Street protest through Manhattan in 2011. Read what others are saying about Pete Seeger "Be wary of...
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