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Civil Rights activist Tommy Wrenn leads what was his last march commemorating the 1963 Birmingham Movement, where he was one of the "foot soldiers" under Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Tommy Wrenn, a long-time civil rights activist and Birmingham foot soldier, died last week. He did more to help me understand the true meaning and spiritual concepts of the Movement more than any book I’ve ever read. It is a shame when living icons leave. But fortunately, he left behind a grio’s legacy of stories and remembrances to touch the next generation of city leaders.
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