US EditionCivil Rights Leader Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. Dies At 85
Bernard Lafayette Jr. helped organize key 1960s civil rights actions in Alabama that influenced the Voting Rights Act and inspired ongoing voter protection efforts.
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Civil Rights Leader Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr. Dies At 85
Source: Lee Lockwood / Getty Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr., a civil rights leader and voting rights advocate, has died at 85. According to the New York Times, Lafayette died of a heart attack on Thursday. Lafayette was one of the key organizers during the Civil Rights Movement throughout the ‘60s. He was one of the founding members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized many protests for desegregation and voting rights thr…
LETTER: Watertown Grieves Civil Rights Leader Bernard Lafayette Who Helped Spread Dr. King’s Teachings to Town
The death of legendary civil rights icon Dr. Bernard Lafayette on March 5 resonates deeply throughout the city of Watertown. “Doc” first came here for several days in 2016, at the behest of former Watertown Middle School teacher Ruth Henry. Henry had trained in Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Resolution under Dr. Lafayette. Lafayette had promised Martin […]
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