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Dick Gregory

Pioneering comedian and civil rights activist. He passed away on August 19, 2017, at the age of 84.

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Dick Gregory in His Own Words: Remembering the Pioneering Comedian and Civil Rights Activist

StoryMar 09, 2015

103-Year-Old Civil Rights Pioneer Joins Original Foot Soldiers, Jesse Jackson to Mark Bloody Sunday

StoryJun 19, 2012

Dick Gregory, Legendary Comedian and Activist, Condemns Routine Targeting of Black Youth by NYPD

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Full Interview: Comedian, Activist Dick Gregory on Racial Profiling, the Death Penalty and Obama

StoryOct 03, 2011

Legendary Comedian Dick Gregory on Hunger Strike to Protest Capital Punishment, Death of Troy Davis

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Dick Gregory… Live From Democracy Now!

StoryJan 09, 2002

The New Mccarthyism, Part II: An Educator at the U.S. Institute for Peace Suggests That Theus Should Reconsider Its Foreign Policy and Not Retaliate with Military Force, and She Is Forced Toresign; a

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