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NPR (The Associated Press) - Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/2026/03/06/g-s1-112830/bernard-lafayette-dies
Keywordsbernard-lafayetteselmaalabamavoting-rightscivil-rightsfreedom-ridersnccusaobituarydeathhistorypoliticssocial-justicevoting-rights-act

HUFFPOST - Bernard LaFayette, Selma Voting Rights Organizer, Dies At 85

The Civil Rights activist did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Sourcehttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernard-lafayette-selma-voting-rights-organizer-dies-at-85_n_69aa14f0e4b0d84f0de1a2ac
Keywordsbernard-lafayetteselmaalabamavoting-rightscivil-rightsfreedom-ridersnccusaobituarydeathhistorypoliticssocial-justicevoting-rights-act