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Rev. Ed King, Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 89

Rev. Ed King, the minister who stood up for what he believed in during the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 89. King took part in the famous sit-in at the “Whites-only” Woolworth lunch counter where a mob attacked the peaceful protesters. NBC’s Hallie Jackson remembers a life well lived on Sunday TODAY.

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