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Three civil rights icons visited the Twin Cities this week to share their experiences and perspectives with a new generation of activists.
James Meredith, a key figure during several flash-point moments in the 1960s struggle for racial equality, said he identifies with every Black victim of police brutality. I am George Floyd, he said, likening Floyd s death in Minneapolis police custody in 2020 to murders during slavery, the lynchings that swept the nation after the Civil War and the persecution of teenagers such as the Scottsboro Boys.
In 1962, Meredith, who turned 88 on Friday, singlehandedly desegregated the University of Mississippi, despite a white riot and attempts by Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett to block his admission.
G. Kent Gardner, longtime Star Tribune city editor, dies at 80 He was as pure a newspaper guy for spot news as you will ever see. May 7, 2021 10:29am Text size Copy shortlink:
Like any tough-minded editor, Kent Gardner expected the reporters he supervised at the Star Tribune to produce stories. If they came back empty-handed, it could be an uncomfortable conversation.
Dick Meryhew, who was covering St. Paul, recalls returning to the newsroom around 5 p.m. one day to tell Gardner he couldn t get anyone to talk about a story. That s OK, Mr. Meryhew, I ll read it tomorrow morning in the Pioneer Press, Gardner drolly replied.