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POLITICSJul 13 · 20:29 UTCNYT USAdam Nossiter

Ed King, 89, Scarred Veteran of Mississippi’s Civil Rights Struggle, Dies

Ed King, 89, a scarred veteran of Mississippi’s civil rights struggle, has died. He spoke at a 1970 memorial service for James Earl Green, one of two students killed during a shooting at Jackson State College that May.

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