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Once called a "tenacious fighter for the underdog," Ely made it his mission in life to fight for people who needed an ally, because growing up, he could have used an ally himself.

The civil rights leader visited Arizona in 1964 to speak before a crowd of 8,000 people. An audio recording of his speech was not found until almost 50 years later.