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Activist seeks higher drive on hate crime probes
Alvin Sykes, KC civil rights advocate, plans a meeting with Attorney General Holder to urge intensified efforts to locate witnesses and evidence for civil rights era cases. He notes that many victims and memories fade as investigations lag, citing the Till case and ongoing unsolved killings nationwide. The push follows Holder’s call for stronger hate crime action amid rising white supremacist activity.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Eric Holder
Alvin Sykes
Justice Department
Chicago
Mississippi
Sykes
Till
Holder
Associated Press
United States
U.S
Congress
Little Rock
Ark
Wichita
Kan
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington
Jim Talent
R-Mo
FBI
Southern Poverty Law Center