Benny Tucker #112

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Benny Tucker #112

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From page 124
In Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma
Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Emory University
Kathryn Lee Johnson
University of Rhode Island




"Other leaders at the front included Rev. Frederick Reese; Mrs. Boynton; Charles Mauldin, a student leader of the Selma movement; and Benny Tucker and James Austin, two of my first recruits in Selma."

Tucker was one of MLK's local bodyguards during the Selma protests.

Tucker was aligned with SNCC in Selma. He cooperated with SNCC organizers to plan Selma protests.

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Maddy Bridges - Auburn University

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In Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma
Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Kathryn Lee Johnson

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Richard Burt - Auburn University

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