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A funeral service was held Tuesday for Manuel Talley, a founder of the Los Angeles chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality.
Talley was 68 when he collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack outside the Los Angeles County Courthouse on Dec. 8, said his son, Gregory.
A congressional candidate in 1974 and 1984, Talley also founded the United Freedom Assn., a group dedicated to the registration of black voters.
In addition to his son, he is survived by four daughters and four grandchildren
TIL he ran for congress. should make him easier to research.
here is the lower court decision that was overturned.
http://leagle.com/decision/1958969172CalApp2dSupp797_1861.xml/PEOPLE%20v.%20TALLEYThere's a dissent! This 1958 dissent is one of the first hints of legal recognition of a right to anonymity.
