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Ayesha Rascoe

Everyday people were civil rights heroes, too. This is the story of one town's fight

A view of downtown Oxford, N.C., near Main Street. (Cornell Watson for NPR)

Earlier this year, when I first started throwing around the idea of profiling members of the civil rights generation, I had no idea that I would end up telling the story of my own family.

I'm used to being a voice for others and giving them a platform, but not turning the spotlight on my own loved ones.

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