Rev. Ed King, Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 89
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Rev. Ed King, the minister who stood up for what he believed in during the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 89. King took part in the famous sit-in at the “Whites-only” Woolworth lunch counter where a mob attacked the peaceful protesters. NBC’s Hallie Jackson remembers a life well lived on Sunday TODAY.
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