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Kansas City says goodbye to iconic civil rights advocate Alvin Sykes – KMBC Kansas City

Kansas City said goodbye to an iconic civil rights advocate on Friday. Alvin Sykes reportedly died Friday morning.He was 64.Sykes helped convince the U.S. Justice Department to reopen the case of Emmett Till after his lynching in Mississippi in 1955. He also fought to investigate unsolved crimes against African Americans during the Civil Rights Era.Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted that the city will miss him.“Alvin’s loss is a really tough one,” Lucas tweeted. “Largely self-taught with the help of our public libraries, Alvin fought for justice for families of victims long past, communities long disappointed, and a system long overdue for improvement. We will miss him dearly.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

Kansas City said goodbye to an iconic civil rights advocate on Friday. Alvin Sykes reportedly died Friday morning.

He was 64.

Sykes helped convince the U.S. Justice Department to reopen the case of Emmett Till after his lynching in Mississippi in 1955.

He also fought to investigate unsolved crimes against African Americans during the Civil Rights Era.

Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted that the city will miss him.

“Alvin’s loss is a really tough one,” Lucas tweeted. “Largely self-taught with the help of our public libraries, Alvin fought for justice for families of victims long past, communities long disappointed, and a system long overdue for improvement. We will miss him dearly.”

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Alvin’s loss is a really tough one. Largely self-taught with the help of our public libraries, Alvin fought for justice for families of victims long past, communities long disappointed, and a system long overdue for improvement. We will miss him dearly. https://t.co/zTDIGleRSl

— Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) March 19, 2021

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