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Gloria Campbell remembered as the 'mother of the civil rights movement' in Danville
Gloria Campbell, who died Thursday at 94, was an icon of the local Civil Rights Movement, along with her husband, Bishop Lawrence Campbell Sr. They both led civil rights protests in Danville at the ...
Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
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Gloria Campbell, hailed as matriarch of Danville’s civil rights movement, dies
Her death was announced by Bibleway Cathedral, a church she co-founded with her late husband, Bishop Lawrence Campbell Sr.
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Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82
When he returned from the Freedom Rides, he told his mother he wanted to continue being part of the civil rights movement. She urged him try a different form of service by enlisting in the Army ...
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'The work and the fruit of that labor': The Foushee family's legacy
The Foushee family has been an integral part of the Orange County community, helping advance civil rights efforts for decades ...