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Julian Bond’s wish for burial at sea to be carried out by family

Editor - August 19, 2015

*The family of Julian Bond will honor the wishes of the late civil rights leader with a burial at sea. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Bond’s body…

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‘March: Book Two’ shows all sides of civil rights movement

Editor - February 3, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) – A comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. helped bring a young John Lewis into the civil rights movement. Fifty-years later, the…

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ASO Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of ‘A King Celebration’ Concert

RTMNews - January 24, 2012

By Special to the Daily WorldThe Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its annual "A King Celebration" concert, a musical tribute...

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Civil Rights Warrior Fred Shuttlesworth Wasn’t Afraid Of Death|SPOTLIGHT

RTMNews - October 16, 2011

By George E. CurryFred Shuttlesworth, who recently died in his native Alabama at the age of 89, has been widely acknowledged as the Civil...

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‘Xernona Clayton Way’

RTMNews - September 24, 2011

By KENYA KING (www.atlantadailyworld.com)Just 10 days after her 81st birthday, Xernona Clayton received a gift of a lifetime, becoming the first African- American woman to...

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