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Funeral Held for Mel King, ‘Gentle Giant' and Boston Civil Rights Pioneer
Family and friends of trailblazing Boston civil rights activist Mel King gathered in Boston’s South End for his funeral on Tuesday, which was declared a citywide day of remembrance. The compassionate community leader and beloved former state representative died last month at 94. The funeral at Union United Methodist Church was officiated by Rev. Dr. Jay Williams, with members of…
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Funeral Service on Tuesday for Civil Rights Icon Mel King
City, state and federal politicians were among the many who gathered Monday at the wake for Boston civil rights icon Mel King
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Funeral for Mel King to Be Held Tuesday in Boston's South End
Bostonians gathered Monday to honor civil rights icon Mel King, who died last month at the age of 94. The line of people wrapping around Union United Methodist Church was indicative of how many lives King touched throughout his lifetime as a civil rights activist, state representative and Boston mayoral candidate. “I saw people of every race, every ethnicity, every…
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1-on-1 With Michael King, Son of Boston Civil Rights Pioneer Mel King
As people attend the wake for Boston civil rights pioneer Mel King on Monday, they are reflecting on his many contributions. King, the first Black person to reach a general election in a Boston mayor’s race, died last month at the age of 94. NBC10 Boston’s Latoyia Edwards recently sat down with King’s son Michael, who shared some of...
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Mel King Services Set for Early Next Week
Longtime Boston activist and former state representative Mel King, who died last Tuesday at 94, will be remembered next week with a wake and funeral service in the South End. Though he lost the 1983 mayor’s race to his former House colleague, Ray Flynn, King’s groundbreaking campaign marked the first time a Black candidate advanced to the final mayoral ballot in...
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Bostonians Honor Mel King, Who Helped Ease Boston's Racial Strife
Longtime Boston civil rights activist Mel King, whose 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city begin to repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis, has died. He was 94. King served in the state Legislature for nearly a decade before becoming the first Black man to reach a Boston general mayoral contest, facing off against…
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PHOTOS: Boston Civil Rights Icon Mel King Through the Years
Beloved activist Mel King, who represented part of Boston on Beacon Hill for nearly a decade and became the first Black person to reach the general election running for the city’s mayor, died at his home in South Boston on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. -
Michael Curry on the Death of Mel King
Boston civil rights icon Mel King died on Tuesday in his South End home at the age of 94, and tributes are pouring in.
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Remembering Local Civil Rights Icon Mel King
Civil rights icon Mel King, the first Black person to reach a general election in a Boston mayor’s race, has died at the age of 94, his wife, Joyce, told The Boston Globe.
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