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James Peck | |
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| Born | December 19, 1914 |
| Died | July 12, 1993 (aged 78) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Known for | Civil rights activism |
James Peck (December 19, 1914 – July 12, 1993[1][2]) was an American activist who practiced nonviolent resistance during World War II[3] and in the Civil Rights Movement. He is the only person who participated in both the Journey of Reconciliation (1947) and the first Freedom Ride of 1961,[4] and has been called a white civil rights hero.[5] Peck advocated nonviolent civil disobedience throughout his life, and was arrested more than 60 times between the 1930s and 1980s.
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