Article
Chokwe Lumumba (1947-2014): Long Distance Runner
Dr. Greg Carr: The World is a Classroom
(2014)
Abstract
On Tuesday, Chokwe Lumumba, a long-distance runner in human rights and Black Power lore and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, died suddenly. Like another beloved and transformational mayor of a generation ago, Chicago’s Harold Washington, Lumumba’s sorely-taxed heart failed.
Keywords
- black power; civil rights; black leadership
Disciplines
Publication Date
February 26, 2014
Citation Information
Greg Carr. "Chokwe Lumumba (1947-2014): Long Distance Runner" Dr. Greg Carr: The World is a Classroom (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/greg_carr/13/