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Thurman taught King Jr. that spiritual cultivation was necessary to take on the intense work of social activism.
Many argue the Black American struggle for freedom and justice in the 20th century was facilitated mainly via two paths: faith (the church) and the law (the courtroom).
Dr. Howard Thurman, one of the nation's leading black clergymen and educators and an early champion of a Christianity that emphasized the needs of the poor and disadvantaged, died Friday in San Francisco after a lingering illness. He was 81 years old.
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