Harris Wofford, Former Senator, Civil-Rights Activist, Dies At 92
In a long public career, Wofford played a key role in JFK's election, marched along side Rev. Martin Luther King, and led AmeriCorps.
Former Sen. Harris Wofford, a life-long civil-rights advocate and backer of progressive causes died Monday at a Washington hospital at age 92.
Wofford died after suffering a fall, his son told The Washington Post.
His death on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday was perhaps, appropriate. He marched alongside King in Selma, and played a key, behind-the-scenes role in the 1960 presidential campaign, by encouraging Democratic candidate
