THREAD: A Supreme Court justice. A ballroom dancer. An NBA legend. A new mom. Here are some of the notable figures we lost in 2020 and other people whose deaths left behind great sorrow.http://apne.ws/LCeQc7a
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John Lewis’ bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation. The lion of the Civil Rights movement went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress. MORE: http://apne.ws/qEODbfC pic.twitter.com/Y695heTVN2
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For more than three decades, Viviane Bouculat, 65, was the owner, impresario, cook and bottle washer at l’Annexe, a bistro in a Paris suburb. She had a way of turning customers into friends, and friends into confidants.http://apne.ws/ieX5N6w
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Chadwick Boseman played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before inspiring audiences worldwide as the regal Black Panther in Marvel’s blockbuster movie franchise. MORE: http://apne.ws/4N3cUUJ pic.twitter.com/NfeA3haZjT
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As much as Isaiah Kuperstein was marked by humanity’s darkness, he emanated light. Kuperstein was an encyclopedic Holocaust scholar who helped transform how children were taught a subject many thought too gruesome to broach. MORE: http://apne.ws/uva7U3W http://apne.ws/GAZBTRh
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg developed a cultlike following over her more than 27 years on the bench, especially among young women who appreciated her lifelong, fierce defense of women’s rights. MORE: http://apne.ws/FMRZyYp pic.twitter.com/eGSOzfVxgA
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"He was the backbone of our family.” Dr. Ahmed el-Lawah liked to gather the whole family every week at his home in the Egyptian city of Port Said — his parents, his wife and children, all his siblings, their kids and their kids’ kids.http://apne.ws/DAMdqzp
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Sean Connery rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles. MORE: http://apne.ws/0y6H9Ab pic.twitter.com/uUjrdJxeOd
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