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Everyone Has a Story: Stockton conference to honor civil rights activist

Reid-Merritt

Stockton Professor Patricia Reid-Merritt, shown at the grave of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, helped raise thousands of dollars through the Stockton community for a gravestone for Hamer, before becoming the chair of a committee to fund a statue of her.

Fannie Lou Hamer statue

Toms River sculptor Brian Hanlon designed the eight-foot bronze figure of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, which will be unveiled in her hometown of Ruleville, Miss., Oct. 5.

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Bill Elliott, the recently retired head of the Shore Medical Center Foundation, hopes the speakers won’t go too easy on him when he’s roasted by the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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The Press believes that everyone has at least one great story to tell about what’s happened to them, on this long and winding road we call our lives. Stories can be uplifting, instructive or just plain entertaining for our readers. Call Michelle Brunetti Post at 609-272-7219 or email her at michelle.post@pressofac.com to share yours.
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