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1987 - Death of Edward Daniel Nixon, Civil Rights Leader

Edward Daniel Nixon, former president of the Georgia NAACP and a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement, died at age 87. A longtime activist, Nixon played a pivotal role in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was instrumental in supporting Rosa Parks after her arrest in 1955. His work laid the foundation for broader civil rights victories in the South.

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