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Gloria Richardson pushed aside a bayonet as a 60s civil rights activist. Now 98, she wants the new generation to fight on.
Keith L. Alexander, The Washington Post
Dec. 11, 2020
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More than five decades after she faced off with armed National Guardsmen during protests over segregation, Gloria Richardson watched as outrage over the death of George Floyd prompted thousands to take to the streets.
The civil rights fighter was angry the nation had not made more progress since she helped lead a racial justice uprising on Maryland s Eastern Shore in the 1960s. But the news images from across the country also sparked hope: While the protesters who had joined her were predominantly Black, she watched a mix of races, all marching together to continue their work.
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