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Bob Moses (activist)

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Robert Parris Moses (January 23, 1935 – July 25, 2021)[1] was an American educator and civil rights activist. He was known for his work as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement. He co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Moses was born in Harlem, New York.

Moses died on July 25, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida at the age of 86.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bob Moses, Crusader for Civil Rights and Math Education, Dies at 86". The New York Times. July 25, 2021. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.