Ex-Sen. Fred Harris, last surviving member of Kerner Commission, dies
Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris (D-Okla.), the last surviving member of the Kerner Commission, a panel appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967 to examine the causes of the 1960s riots, died on Saturday. He was 94.
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Fred Harris once said, "The fundamental problem is that too few people have all the money and power, and everybody else has too little of either.”
Fred Harris, former Democratic senator from Oklahoma and presidential candidate, dies at 94
Okla., died Saturday at age 94, his wife said. Harris is remembered for championing Democratic Party reforms in the 1960s.
Oklahoma Democrats Mourn Fred Harris, Former US Senator and Presidential Candidate
State party leaders commemorated his work on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, or the Kerner Commission, to investigate the 1960s riots. Harris was the last surviving member of ...
Legacy lives on in New Mexico for former US Senator Fred Harris
Former United States Senator with ties to New Mexico, Fred Harris, died over the weekend. He was 94. Dozens of people across the nation speaking out on the impact he’s had on the country, including his work sending UNM students to D.
Fred R. Harris, former Oklahoma U.S. senator and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
Born to a dirt-poor family in a two-room farmhouse near Walters, Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate at 33 and almost became the Democratic vice presidential nominee at 37.
Fred Harris, former U.S. Senator, presidential candidate, dead at 94
Fred Harris, the easy-going liberal Democrat who served Oklahoma in the in the U.S. Senate and ran twice for president, died Saturday at his home in New Mexico. He was 94. Funeral services are pending
Fmr. U.S. Senator Fred Harris passes away
Former United States Senator Fred Harris, a Democratic leader in 1976 and Presidential Candidate passed away on Saturday.
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MON: Democrats mourn former US senator and Pres candidate, State rep retires for health + More
Democratic Party members across the Southwest remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the ...
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Experts Assess Racial Inequality 50 Years After Kerner Commission
President Lyndon B. Johnson formed the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, better known as the Kerner Commission, in 1967 after riots broke out in Detroit and other U.S. cities. The ...
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Fred R. Harris, Oklahoma senator on Kerner Commission, dies at 94
He served on the Kerner Commission studying the explosive racial conditions of the United States in the 1960s, was shortlisted for a vice-presidential spot in 1968, briefly chaired the Democratic ...
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Fred Harris, former senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
as he discusses the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission. | Russell Contreras/AP Harris was a member of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, the so-called Kerner ...
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Honor MLK’s Legacy By Creating Economic Justice
A month before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, a report was released by the Kerner Commission, established by President Lyndon Johnson to examine the causes of and solutions to ...
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the year that transformed the nation
1968 was a year filled with conflict and transformation. The Kerner Commission report shattered dreams of a unified society. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were silenced by ...
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Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
Harris was a member of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, the so-called Kerner Commission, appointed by then-President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the urban riots of the late ...
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What Do Black Journalists Want?
Context clues: In 1968, the Kerner Commission report highlighted failings of the American media in covering the fight for racial equity. Gilliam, one of two Black graduates in the Columbia ...