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Bernard LaFayette, a civil rights leader who played pivotal roles in the Freedom Rides and Selmas voter registration drive, has passed away at 85. Growing up in segregated Tampa, he later studied in Nashville, where he and John Lewis led desegregation sit-ins. LaFayette joined the Freedom Rides, endured beatings, and trained youth leaders. His global impact included teaching nonviolence in South Africa and Latin America, leaving a lasting legacy as a quiet force for peace.

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