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The Rev. James L. Netters Sr., civil rights advocate, dies

| December 13, 2020 3:10 PM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Rev. James L. Netters Sr., a civil rights advocate who was one of the first Black members of the Memphis City Council, has died. He was 93.

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