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A Celebration of Marie Hicks' Life

Theodore Hicks and Charles Hicks speak about the life of their mother, Marie Alexander Hicks, and her impact on the civil rights movement. Watch the funeral cortege circle the walls of Girard College, and its symbolic procession around the school's entrance circle, signifying the open door to students of all races and genders.

JEFFREY A. HAINES and SAMANTHA TEMPLETON / Inquirer Online Producers

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Gates open again for Girard pioneer
 
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A farewell to a pioneer


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