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by Charles J. Ogletree Jr. onMarch 25, 2012
Professor Charles Ogletree on the life and legacy of the late civil rights lawyer John Payton.
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March 24, 2012
Some of those who mourn John Payton share their memories of the NAACP LDF's chief.
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by Lynette Holloway onMarch 22, 2012
The sixth president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has died at age 65, sources confirmed for The Root.
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