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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr., a longtime civil rights strategist who helped organize the campaign in Selma, Alabama that ultimately ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — He played a role in some of the most important moments for civil rights in Nashville and beyond. After a heart attack, Bernard Lafayette has just died at 85-years-old. I went ...