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Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. (April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American attorney, civil rights activist, and Democratic Party politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1991 to 1995.
Harris Llewellyn Wofford (* 9. April 1926 in New York City; † 21. Januar 2019 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er war eine prominente Figur der US- Bürgerrechtsbewegung und der Freiwilligenarbeit.
22. Jan. 2019 · Former Sen. Harris Wofford, a lifelong civil rights advocate and backer of progressive causes, died Monday at a Washington hospital at age 92. Wofford died after suffering a fall, his son told...
22. Jan. 2019 · Jan. 22, 2019. Harris Wofford, a former United States senator from Pennsylvania whose passion for getting people involved helped create John F. Kennedy’s Peace Corps, Bill Clinton’s AmeriCorps...
21. Jan. 2019 · Harris Wofford was a lawyer, activist, and politician who advocated for nonviolent direct action and legal strategies to fight segregation. He advised Martin Luther King on Gandhian techniques, arranged his meeting with John F. Kennedy, and served as a special assistant on civil rights in the White House.
29. Dez. 2019 · Harris Wofford, who died in 2019, was a key adviser to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. He also served as a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and a college president. Read his life story and legacy in this obituary.
23. Jan. 2019 · HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Sen. Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania, a longtime civil rights activist who helped persuade John F. Kennedy to make a crucial phone call to the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960 presidential campaign, has died. He was 92.
