Public Pays Respect To Dallas Politician Al Lipscomb
The public had a chance to say farewell to Al Lipscomb – a man who changed the political and social landscape of Dallas – on Thursday.
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The public had a chance to say farewell to Al Lipscomb – a man who changed the political and social landscape of Dallas – on Thursday.
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Former Dallas City Council member Al Lipscomb, a long-time local activist and a lightning rod in the city's decades-long debate over civil rights, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 86.
