Family plans celebration of life for late civil rights lawyer James Ferguson II

Friends and family of the late Charlotte civil rights attorney James Ferguson II are organizing a celebration of his life on Aug. 7.

Ferguson, who worked on cases that desegregated schools across the country, died at age 82 last week.

The celebration will be livestreamed and open to the public, according to Ferguson’s eldest son, Jay Ferguson. Ferguson’s family will begin greeting visitors at 11 a.m., and the service will begin at noon…

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