Those We've Lost: Civil Rights

Wendell Campbell - Prominent Chicago-based architect Wendell Campbell, a founder of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and served as the group's first president, becoming a leading voice in advocating diversity in architecture, died of natural causes.  He was 81.

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Wendell Campbell - Prominent Chicago-based architect Wendell Campbell, a founder of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and served as the group's first president, becoming a leading voice in advocating diversity in architecture, died of natural causes. He was 81.

Johnnie Carr - Johnnie Carr, who joined her childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott and kept a busy schedule of civil rights activism up to her final days, died at 97.

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Johnnie Carr - Johnnie Carr, who joined her childhood friend Rosa Parks in the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott and kept a busy schedule of civil rights activism up to her final days, died at 97.

J.L. Chestnut - J.L. Chestnut, a prominent author during the Civil Rights Movement and the first Black attorney in Selma, Ala. Died of kidney failure. He was 77.

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J.L. Chestnut - J.L. Chestnut, a prominent author during the Civil Rights Movement and the first Black attorney in Selma, Ala. Died of kidney failure. He was 77.

Zelma Henderson - Zelma Henderson, a Kansas beautician and last surviving plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the landmark federal desegregation case of 1954, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 88.

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Zelma Henderson - Zelma Henderson, a Kansas beautician and last surviving plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the landmark federal desegregation case of 1954, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 88.

Imam W. Deen Mohammed - Imam W. Deen Mohammed, the rebellious son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad who broke from Black Nationalism and guided his followers toward mainstream Islam, died of heart disease and complications from diabetes.  He was 74.

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Imam W. Deen Mohammed - Imam W. Deen Mohammed, the rebellious son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad who broke from Black Nationalism and guided his followers toward mainstream Islam, died of heart disease and complications from diabetes. He was 74.

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Jabir Herbert Muhammad - Jabir Herbert Muhammad — son of Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad and manager of boxing great Muhammad Ali for most of his boxing career— died following open-heart surgery.  He was 79.

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Jabir Herbert Muhammad - Jabir Herbert Muhammad — son of Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad and manager of boxing great Muhammad Ali for most of his boxing career— died following open-heart surgery. He was 79.

Rev. James Orange - The Rev. James Orange, a civil rights activist whose 1965 jailing sparked a fatal protest that ultimately led to the famed Selma-to-Montgomery march and the Voting Rights Act, died unexpectedly at the age of 65.

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Rev. James Orange - The Rev. James Orange, a civil rights activist whose 1965 jailing sparked a fatal protest that ultimately led to the famed Selma-to-Montgomery march and the Voting Rights Act, died unexpectedly at the age of 65.

Revius Ortique Jr. - Revius Ortique Jr., a civil-rights lawyer who became the first African-American justice elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court, died from complications of a stroke. He was 84.

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Revius Ortique Jr. - Revius Ortique Jr., a civil-rights lawyer who became the first African-American justice elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court, died from complications of a stroke. He was 84.

R. Eugene Pincham - R. Eugene Pincham, a longtime civil rights attorney who helped win a multi-million-dollar settlement after two young boys were falsely accused of killing an 11-year-old girl, died after a long illness. Pinchman, a former judge in Chicago, was 82.

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R. Eugene Pincham - R. Eugene Pincham, a longtime civil rights attorney who helped win a multi-million-dollar settlement after two young boys were falsely accused of killing an 11-year-old girl, died after a long illness. Pinchman, a former judge in Chicago, was 82.

Rupert F. Richardson - Rupert F. Richardson, a former NAACP president (1992-1995), and one of the longest-serving members of the NAACP national board, died suddenly while decorating a home she had recently moved in to. She was 78.

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Rupert F. Richardson - Rupert F. Richardson, a former NAACP president (1992-1995), and one of the longest-serving members of the NAACP national board, died suddenly while decorating a home she had recently moved in to. She was 78.