Wednesday, March 03, 2004

Community activist, Bobbie Beckwith, dies in house fire

Fire kills friend to many

Beckwith's future husband, Frank -- a janitor who had become a lawyer and judge -- ran in Indiana's Republican presidential primary. Facing Vice President Richard Nixon, Frank Beckwith got about 20,000 votes.

At the time, he was believed to be the first black person to run in a presidential primary.

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