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Richard H. Harris

1918–1976

United States

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Richard Henry Harris, Jr. (August 22, 1918 – July 24, 1976) was a prominent civil rights leader and pharmacist. A personal friend, neighbor and collaborator of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

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