#civil-rights-activist
#civil-rights-activist

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Miami Herald

Florida's first Black surgeon, Civil Rights activist George A. Simpson dies at 98

George A. Simpson was a fearless civil rights activist and pioneering surgeon.

Simpson's revolutionary spirit and contributions to shaping South Florida were impactful. [ more ]

Londonist

Martin Luther King now has a plaque in London at the Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church on Shaftesbury Avenue.

King made a brief visit to London in 1961 and gave a speech at the same church where his plaque is now displayed. [ more ]

Washington Post

Opal Lee, a civil rights activist known as the 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' has been gifted back the land where her home once stood.

Trinity Habitat for Humanity is building a house for Opal Lee on her family's land, expected to be completed in 2024. [ more ]

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