Honors Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. for his contributions to civil rights, nonviolence, and education in Rhode Island.
This resolution honors Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr., a distinguished civil rights leader and educator, for his contributions to Rhode Island and beyond. Dr. LaFayette played a key role in the American Civil Rights Movement, including the Nashville sit-ins and the Selma Movement. He served as the National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign and was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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