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in an old bus, was to raise awareness about racial segregation in these towns. The bus arrived in Moree on 19 February. The
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and other leaders, and addressed forums on the international stage. He tried to change systems that incorporated systemic racism in
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Lyall Munro Snr was survived by 9 children, 45 grandchildren, 122 great-grandchildren and 28 great-great grandchildren. One estimate put his direct descendants as numbering more than 220.
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959:"Finding the Moree way"
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