Obituary
Noted scholar and activist Dr. Ron Walters dies at 72
September 14, 2010Dr. Ron Walters, a distinguished scholar and civil rights movement activist, died last week from cancer at the age of 72.
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Puerto Rican independence leader Juan Mari Bras dies at 82
September 14, 2010SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Juan Mari Bras, an elder statesman of Puerto Rico's independence movement who gave up U.S. citizenship in an act that inspired hundreds of other activists, died Friday, Sept. 10. He...
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Irwin Silber, a craftsman of the folk revival, dies at 84
September 13, 2010Irwin Silber, the primary craftsman of the urban folk song revival, died Sept. 8.
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U.S.-Cuba Friendshipment founder, Rev. Lucius Walker, dies
September 7, 2010Pastors for Peace announced its executive director, the Rev. Lucius Walker Jr., died today, Sept. 7.
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Latino civil rights pioneer Mario G. Obledo dies at 78
August 24, 2010Mario Guerra Obledo, a son of Mexican immigrants who became a champion of civil rights and the first Latino official to head a California state agency, died Aug. 18 at age 78.
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