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Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dies at 104
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August 26, 2015

Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dies at 104

By PHILLIP LUCAS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who nearly died while helping lead the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights march in 1965, championed voting rights for blacks

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