Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
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Thomas Gaither, who led ‘jail-no-bail’ civil rights activism, dies at 86
as he sought to energize the sit-in activism and push the limits of nonviolent dissent encouraged by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “We pleaded not guilty,” wrote Mr. Gaither, who died Dec ...
Autumn Nelon Streetman lost her gospel singing family. Their last album comforts her
Three members of family gospel group The Nelons died in a plane crash last year. A surviving daughter is set to attend the ...