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Daniel Smith, whose father was born in slavery, dies at the age of 90 after a lifetime of activism

Por: CBS News Politics October 21, 2022

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Washington — Daniel Smith, an American civil rights activist and son of a former slave, has died aged 90, his wife told CBS News. Loretta Neumann said Smith passed away at a hospice center in Washington on Wednesday night. She said his daughter April and son Rob were by his side. Smith's rich life story included escaping the clutches of the Ku Klux Klan in the Deep South, marching on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr., and attending... + full article



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