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Jack O'Dell

1923–2019

United States

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Jack O'Dell (born Hunter Pitts O'Dell, August 11, 1923 – October 31, 2019) was an African-American activist and writer, best known for his role in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. During World War II, he was an organizer for the National Maritime Union. He worked for over twenty years on the Freedomways journal, both as editor and contributor.

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