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Civil-rights pioneer in civic, Baptist life in Texas dies
AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) -- As national civil-rights champion Rosa Parks lay in honor in the United States Capitol Oct. 31, a local pioneer in advancing the cause of racial justice died in Texas. Volma Overton, a longtime civil-rights activist in Austin, was 81 years old. Overton not only helped integrate the city's schools, but he...
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