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RIP Jesse

Posted by Maestro on 3/2/2026, 10:38 am

Re: RIP Jesse

Posted by Les on 3/2/2026, 8:46 pm, in reply to "RIP Jesse"

Thanks, Maestro. I thought that was going to be the full service, though. I’m sure I can find it, meanwhile.

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RIP Bernard Lafayette...another warrior claimed

Posted by grimreaper on 3/6/2026, 9:01 pm, in reply to "Re: RIP Jesse"

A WHOLE BUNCH OF WARRIORS ARE TRANSITIONING. SAD

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The Civil Rights pioneer Bernard Lafayette, who joined Freedom Rides and fought for voting rights in the Jim Crow South, has died at the age of 85 years old.
In the 1960s, Lafayette was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC). He later became a faculty member at Auburn University in Alabama, where he lectured on nonviolent social change...
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They are slowly leaving their footprints in the sands of time, to quote someone.
Are we gonna honor them by keeping their names alive for future generations? I'm pessimistic!

Re: RIP Bernard Lafayette...another warrior claimed

Posted by Almighty on 3/7/2026, 3:06 am, in reply to "RIP Bernard Lafayette...another warrior claimed"

Great guy(photo below when he was beaten in Selma)

I saw him next to MLK a few times during MLK interviews. Early in his life, Lafayette knew that the pursuit of social justice would be central to his life. After seeing the abuse his grandmother received on segregated streetcar system, he was filled with an emotional feeling that he would never forget. RIP!!

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