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Rev. Dr. Virgil Wood, whose protest against Louise Day Hicks called attention to ‘de facto segregation,’ dies at 93
On a June afternoon in 1966, the Rev. Dr. Virgil A. Wood strode through the auditorium door at the Patrick T. Campbell Junior High in Roxbury and called out to the school principal on the stage ...
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The Rev. Virgil Wood works to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
Among them was the Rev. Dr. Virgil Wood, who, along with a group of Boston activist leaders, had invited King to the city and led the march. “He came and gave an impetus and an energy to our ...
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Civil rights activist Dr. Virgil Wood, with ties to Virginia, passes away
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Civil rights activist and Rev. Dr. Virgil Wood, who worked with the late Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away December 28 at age 93, according to his obituary and the ...