Tag: civil rights leader
Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest ‘Rip’ Patton Dies at 81
By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Ernest “Rip” Patton, a member of the Nashville Freedom Riders and civil rights leader, has died, the Freedom Rides Museum...
IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Icon Vernon Jordan Dies at 85
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Vernon Jordan, the former National Urban League president and civil rights leader, has died at 85.
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US Mint Produces Collectible Coin Honoring SC Activist
AP Wire Service
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina civil rights leader and activist is being honored with a collectible coin issued by the...