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Jul 17, 2020
C.T. Vivian (1924–2020), civil rights leader who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rev. C.T. Vivian was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, who worked alongside to organize sit-ins and marches in the pursuit of equality.
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Mar 30, 2020
Rev. Joseph Lowery (1921–2020), civil rights leader & MLK colleague
Rev. Joseph Lowery was a leader of the American civil rights movement who cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) along with . He also helped organize the pivotal Montgomery bus boycott.
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Jun 11, 2018
Dorothy Cotton (1930–2018), civil rights pioneer
ATLANTA (AP) — Dorothy Cotton, a civil rights pioneer who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died.
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Jan 15, 2015
The Lives Martin Luther King Touched
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has inspired generations in the United States and around the world. A martyr for and the struggle, King was a voice for peace in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
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Jun 11, 2013
Civil Rights Pioneers
Two little known pioneers in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s died within days of each other.
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Oct 26, 2012
The Powerful Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) was known as the "Queen of Gospel" and "the single most powerful Black woman in the United States."
