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Selma civil rights activist and attorney Bruce Boynton, who inspired Freedom Rides, dies at 83

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Boynton’s death comes two weeks shy of the 60th anniversary of the landmark case that spurred the Freedom Rides.

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Bruce Boynton, who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83

Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides" of 1961, has died. Former Alabama state Sen. Hank Sanders, a friend of Boynton’s, confirmed his passing Friday. Boynton was arrested 60 years ago for entering the white part of a racially segregated bus station in Virginia and launching a chain reaction that ultimately helped to bring about the abolition of Jim Crow laws in the South.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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CTV News

Bruce Boynton, who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83

Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark "Freedom Rides" of 1961, died Monday. He was 83.

3 years ago·Canada

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Bruce Boynton, who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides" of 1961, has died. He was 83. Former Alabama state Sen. Hank Sanders, a...

3 years ago·United States

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Bruce Boynton, who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83

Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer who inspired the “Freedom Rides," has died at the age of 83

3 years ago·United States

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Civil Rights Pioneer, 'Freedom Rider' Bruce Boynton Dies, At 83

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides” of 1961, died Monday. He was 83.Former Alabama state Sen. Hank Sanders, a friend of Boynton’s, on Tuesday confirmed his passing.In this Thursday, May 3, 2018 photo, Bruce Carver Boynton speaks at his home in Selma, Ala. Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides” of 1961, has died. He w…

3 years ago·United States

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Washington Times

Bruce Boynton, who inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, dies at 83

SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides" of 1961, has died. He was 83.Former Alabama state Sen. Hank Sanders, a friend of Boynton’s, confirmed his passing Friday.Boynton was arrested 60 years ago for entering the white ...

3 years ago·United States

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