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We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs.

James L. Farmer, Jr.

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James L. Farmer, Jr.
Age: 79 †
Born: 1920
Born: January 12
Died: 1999
Died: July 9
Activist
Human Rights Activist
Politician
Marshall
Texas
Possess
Tomorrow
Living
Past
Martyred
Martyrs
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