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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ( BA) Yale University ( LLB) Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (January 16, 1929 – March 14, 1980) [1] [2] was an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for the 5th congressional district in Nassau County, New York, for one term from 1969 to 1971.
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Mar 4, 1985 · By Myra MacPherson. March 3, 1985 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Five years ago this month a lifetime of political activism ended when Allard K. Lowenstein was murdered by a deranged former prote'ge'. Dennis ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Allard K. Lowenstein, a lawyer and activist who fought for civil rights, anti-apartheid, anti-war, and human rights causes. He was a Yale Law School graduate, a congressman, a U.N. official, and a mentor to many young people.
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May 18, 2020 · Al Lowenstein was a civil rights activist who challenged Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam War policy and helped Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign. He also registered young voters, served as a UN ambassador and was killed by a former student in 1980.
May 7, 2024 · Allard K. Lowenstein (born January 16, 1929, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died March 14, 1980, New York, New York) was an American scholar, political activist, and diplomat who was known for his unceasing fight against injustice in many forms, evidenced by his participation in such causes as anti apartheid, civil rights, and antiwar protests.
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Mar 15, 1982 · "Al Lowenstein would have regarded what's happening today with horror," boomed Father Robert Drinan, former Democractic congressman from Massachusetts and now president of Americans for Democratic ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Allard K. Lowenstein, a political activist and former Congressman who fought for human rights and antiwar causes. Watch interviews, archival footage, and news clips of his involvement in the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the RFK assassination.
