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UPDATE: Memorial Services For Houston Civil Rights Leader Ovide Duncantell

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Posted on October 26, 2018 · Mr. Duncantell, who passed away on October 25, founded Houston's Black Heritage Society and also made news in 2012 when he chained himself to the oak tree planted on MLK Boulevard.

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