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Longtime Raleigh activist dies at 87
Longtime Raleigh community activist Jessie Copeland has died, her family confirmed Sunday.
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — Longtime Raleigh community activist Jessie Copeland has died, her family confirmed Sunday.
Copeland founded the Inter-Project Council, which is credited with improving living conditions for public housing residents.
She was also designated one of former President Bill Clinton's Points of Light, a title reserved for people who are actively engaged in fighting poverty in their community.
She received the Rosa Parks Award in 1995.
She was 87.
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