Eldrewey Stearnes, Houston desegregation leader, dies at 89
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Texas Southern University law student Eldrewey Stearnes speaks at Houston City Council Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1959. He said two Houston Police Department officers beat him after his arrest on traffic charges early Sunday.Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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In this file photo from July 21, 1961, an unidentified Houston police officer and others are shown with Eldrewey Stearns, right, head of the Progressive Youth Association. They were in custody at the Houston police station after being arrested by HPD at the Union Station coffee shop in Houston to end a sit-in demonstration.Dan Hardy, HP staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less