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Rodney Powell: Thoughts on the Soulforce Equality Ride

January 1, 1998 by soulforce

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Rodney Powell is a gay, African American, who has lived in Hawaii since 1976 with his partner of 30 years. While a medical student at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee during the years 1957-61, as a student protest leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement, Rodney had the privilege and honor to learn and apply the philosophy and strategies of love and nonviolence under the guidance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other dedicated ministers of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

In this interview, Rodney shares his thoughts on the Soulforce Equality Ride.

Filed Under: Equality Ride, Meharry Medical College, Racial Justice

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