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May 19, 2016

Today is 95th Birthday of Late Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama
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And today would have been the 95th birthday of civil rights activist
Yuri Kochiyama. Until her death in 2014, Kochiyama championed civil
rights, protested racial inequality and fought for causes of social
justice. Her activism began after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when she
and her family were held in a Japanese-American internment camp. She was
with Malcolm X the day he was gunned down in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom,
cradling his head as he lay dying on the stage. Today, Google marked her
birthday with an illustration of the civil rights activist on its
homepage.


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