Stories Related to J. Charles Jones, Civil Rights Activist Who Led Protest Walk Around Beltway, Dies At 82

Matt Schudel, Washington Post: Local
Sat, 01/18/2020 - 5:03pm

He led lunch-counter demonstrations and voting drives in the South and protested housing discrimination near military bases.

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