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Sunday, August 23, 2015
George Houser
Minister, pacifist, and civil rights leader -- via the Journal-News. Jailed for conscientious objection in World War II, he was part of the Journey of Reconciliation in 1947 -- a pioneering desegregation effort that presaged the Freedom Rides.
