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Normale Ansicht

Bernard Lafayette Jr., 85, Dies; Civil Rights Leader Helped Plan Selma March

09. März 2026 um 17:06
A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s.

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Bernard Lafayette Jr. during a planning session in Montgomery, Ala., in 1961. Dr. Lafayette played a key role in some of the central events of the civil rights movement.
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