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Cecil Ivory

1921–1961

United States

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Reverend Cecil Augustus Ivory (March 3, 1921 – November 10, 1961) was a Presbyterian minister, disability rights activist and sit-in leader during the Civil rights movement. In 2017, Ivory was named a Freedom Walkway Local Hero for his activism by the City of Rock Hill.

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