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Teacher, civil rights organizer Al Raby gets city honorary way and day • Oct. 19, 2026, 7:08 PM ET (Chicago Tribune)
Chicago civil rights leader Al Raby is memorialized with a street dedication • Oct. 17, 2026, 6:30 AM ET (Chicago Sun-Times)

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Born February 19, 1933 • Chicago • Illinois
Died November 23, 1988 (aged 55) • Chicago • Illinois
Role In American civil rights movement
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