One of New York’s most notable civil rights lawyers, who received the title of “People’s Lawyer” because of his advocacy for Black and brown people, died
By now, the racist and antisemitic threats and vitriol that have poured into the office and website of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, since last Thursday’s indictment have been well-documented. Likewise, the incendiary and physically threatening social media posted by the former president posts Bragg’s predecessor Cy Vance pointed out could add additional counts to the charges.
The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, a prominent African American pastor of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York City who was known for his social activism, has died at age 73 of cancer.