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Comedian, Civil Rights Activist, Icon Dick Gregory Dead at the age of 84

Posted on August 19, 2017 by rikyrah

From CNN: Dick Gregory, legendary comic and civil rights activist, dies at 84 USA TODAY Published 10:55 p.m. ET Aug. 19, 201 Comic trailblazer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory died on Saturday night at age 84. Son Christian Gregory … Continue reading →

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Black History | School for black civil rights activists

Posted on February 5, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The African American community created schools to train civil rights activists in effective methods of non-violent protest, voter registration, literacy and the like. Education and training was one way that helped African Americans gain back their freedom not only legally … Continue reading →

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