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By Melissa Noel· Updated December 6, 2022
Mamie King-Chalmers, who, as a young woman, appeared in an iconic photo depicting the struggle for civil rights in Alabama, died at age 81.
According to the Associated Press, King-Chalmers passed away in her Detroit home on Tuesday, November 29, according to her daughter, Lasuria Allman. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
During a 1963 civil rights demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, King-Chalmers was
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