Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Dies at 95
By RICHARD SANDOMIR of The New York Times Vel Phillips, a barrier-breaking African-American lawmaker from Milwaukee who became an influential voice in the national movement for fair housing during the 1960s, died on April 17 in Mequon, Wis. She was 95. Her son Michael confirmed the death. Ms. Phillips — the first African-American to serve […]
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