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Equality. he died long before seeing it come to fruition. and just this past week, 44 years later, john payton, president of the naacps legal defense fund, died at the age of 65. payton was a modern civil rights foot soldier. president obama called mr. payton a true champion of equality who helped protect civil rights in the classroom and the ballot box. on the night before his assassination, dr. king promised us that someday we would make it to the promised land. 44 years later, we are still ye...