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The Skanner News - Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson Dies at 99


Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson Dies at 99
Published: 16 July 2021
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality was captured in a photograph as she pushed away the bayonet of a National Guardsman, has died. She was 99.
Tya Young, her granddaughter, said Richardson died in her sleep Thursday in New York City and had not been ill. Young said while her grandmother was at the forefront of the civil rights movement, she didn t seek praise or recognition.
“She did it because it needed to be done, and she was born a leader, Young said. ....

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Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson Dies at 99: 'She Was Born a Leader'


Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson Dies at 99: She Was Born a Leader
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Gloria Richardson, a Black civil rights pioneer who led the Cambridge Movement, has died at age 99.
The activist died in her sleep at her New York City home on Thursday, her granddaughter Tya Young told the Associated Press.
A cause of death was not given, though Young noted to the outlet that Richardson had not been ill.
A graduate of Howard University, Richardson is known for her unrelenting determination in the fight for racial equality, having once been captured in a photograph pushing away the rifle of a National Guardsman during the civil rights movement in Cambridge, Maryland, in the 60s. ....

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