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Later Life and Legacy (Brown-5)

Posted on: July 11, 2018 Last updated on: October 25, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Bishop Brown continued advocating for equal rights throughout his life. He led a group of 48 ministers in a protest at the Arkansas State Capitol in 1965. They were there to petition Governor Faubus to re-open the Capitol cafeteria after…

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Calming Presence in the Middle of a Storm (Brown-1)

Posted on: July 11, 2018 Last updated on: December 13, 2022 Written by: cxgarrett

Bishop Robert Raymond Brown led a “ministry of reconciliation” as a key figure in Little Rock Central High School’s desegregation crisis in 1957.

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