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May 3, 2026
Jack Thornell, Pulitzer Winning A.P. Photographer, Dies
He captured one of the most wrenching moments of the civil rights struggle: the agony of James Meredith after he was shot on a Mississippi highway.
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April 6, 2026
Elisabeth Waldo Dies at 107; Fused Indigenous and Western Sounds
A classically-trained violinist, she incorporated traditional instruments native to Latin America in Western-style scores to create an atmospheric hybrid.
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March 29, 2026
Nicholas Haysom, Apartheid Foe Who Became a U.N. Peacemaker, Dies at 73
As an anti-apartheid lawyer, he was jailed several times. Later, he was a top adviser to Nelson Mandela and held key posts at the United Nations.
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March 5, 2026
António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83
In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.
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