Jonathan Daniels

Jonathan Daniels

Jonathan Myrick Daniels (March 20, 1939 – August 20, 1965) was an Episcopal seminarian, killed for his work in the American civil rights movement. His death helped galvanize support for the civil rights movement within the Episcopal church. He is regarded as a martyr in the Episcopal church. One of the five elementary schools in his hometown of Keene, New Hampshire is named in memory of him.

Read more about Jonathan Daniels:  Biography, Civil Rights Work, Murder, Aftermath and Commemoration

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