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Dr. Bernard Lafayette Jr, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 85
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April 5, 2026
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2:24Now PlayingDr. Bernard Lafayette Jr., the civil rights activist who was a driving force behind many of the historic days that changed America in the 20th century, has died at 85. Lafayette helped to create the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, soon becoming a trusted aide to Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.
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