Happy birthday to Ralph “Feather” Featherstone, SNCC Organizer (May 26, 1939 – March 9, 1970) 
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On March 9, 1970, only hours after closing up shop at Drum & Spear, Featherstone and fellow SNCC staffer William “Che” Payne were driving along Route 1 in Maryland when a bomb exploded beneath the floorboard of their car. Both men died instantly.
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Although authorities claimed that he and Che Payne were planning to bomb the courthouse where Rap Brown was on trial, SNCC released a statement charging that their fallen comrade had been murdered.
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“He was murdered by the powerful forces in America that in their fear have decided to behead the black militant movement…they are blaming the victim for the crime, still acting as if they can blot out ugly truth by destroying the people who speak it.”
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Ralph Featherstone was survived by his wife, Charlotte, and his ashes were later taken to Nigeria, where he was laid to rest.https://snccdigital.org/people/ralph-featherstone/ …
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