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Boston activist, political icon Mel King dies at age 94

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Mel King was the first Black person to reach a general election in a race for the mayor of Boston. He lost to Ray Flynn in the 1983 mayoral election. King represented Boston's South End in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In addition to his activism, King was also an adjunct professor at MIT.

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Mel King, who helped ease Boston's racial strife, dies at 94

Longtime Boston civil rights activist Mel King, whose 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis, has died. He

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Mel King, who helped ease Boston's racial strife, dies at 94

Longtime Boston civil rights activist Mel King, whose 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis, has died

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Winnipeg Free Press

Mel King, who helped ease Boston's racial strife, dies at 94

BOSTON (AP) — Longtime Boston civil rights activist Mel King, whose 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city begin to repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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National Post

Mel King, who helped ease Boston's racial strife, dies at 94

BOSTON (AP) -- Longtime Boston civil rights activist Mel King, whose 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city begin to repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis, has died. He was 94.

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MY Northwest

Mel King, who helped ease Boston's racial strife, dies at 94

BOSTON (AP) — Longtime Boston civil rights activist Mel King, whose 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city begin to repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis, has died. He was 94. King served in the state Legislature for nearly a decade before becoming the first Black man to reach a Boston general mayoral contest, facing off against a fellow state representative, Ray Flynn. The election was a test for the city,…

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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