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Civil rights activist, historian Timuel Black dies at 102

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Timuel Black graduated in 1935 from DuSable High School in Chicago. He would serve in the army during World War II. Black would go on to teach history in Chicago’s public schools. The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Black “a tall tree in the civil rights forest.

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The Hindu

Civil rights activist, historian Timuel Black dies at 102

He was considered an authority on the migration of southern Blacks to the northern cities

3 years ago·India

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The Independent

Civil rights activist, historian Timuel Black dies at 102

Civil rights activist, retired Chicago professor and historian Timuel Black has died at the age of 102

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Civil rights activist, historian Timuel Black dies at 102

CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights activist, retired Chicago professor and historian Timuel Black has died at the age of 102.

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Historian and civil rights activist Timuel Black Jr. dies at 102

The Chicago labor organizer, educator and author was part of the Great Migration generation and witness to a century of American history.

3 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Dr. Timuel Black, Civil Rights Icon And Historian, Dead At 102

CHICAGO (CBS) — Dr. Timuel Black, a prominent civil rights activist, author, and historian, has died at the age of 102.Dr. Black’s widow, Zenobia Johnson-Black, confirmed his passing Wednesday afternoon.Few people knew more about Chicago’s Black history than Dr. Black. At age 102, he had seen his share.Dr. Black moved to Bronzeville in 1919 and was one of the first graduates of DuSable High School.He served in the military during World War II, p…

3 years ago·United States

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KRDO

Civil rights activist, historian Timuel Black dies at 102

CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights activist, retired Chicago professor and historian Timuel Black has died at the age of 102. Black’s widow tells the Chicago Sun-Times and WLS-TV that he died Wednesday. Details of his death were not immediately available. Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson called Black “a tall tree in the civil rights forest.” Black graduated in 1935 from DuSable High School in Chicago and would serve in the army during World W…

3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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