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Friday, May 3
Civil rights leader Rev. Willie T. Barrow passed away this morning at age 90. Nicknamed "Little Warrior," Barrow walked with Martin Luther King Jr. at Selma and worked with Rev. Jesse Jackson on Operation Breadbasket and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. President Obama released a statement calling her "a constant inspiration, a lifelong mentor, and a very dear friend."
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