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‘A sense of movement, a sense of mission’: A 1968 activist’s ongoing commitment to justice

Courtesy of Raymond Brown

Brown with his two-year-old grandson, who lives in Georgia.

By Karen Xia • February 7, 2019 at 11:05 AM

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Brown was the leader of the Student Afro-American Society, a group that led the community—and inspired the nation—in protest against Columbia’s involvement in the Vietnam War and gentrification of Harlem.