Funeral arrangements set for James "Bun" McKoy, member of the Wilmington Ten

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Funeral arrangements set for James "Bun" McKoy, member of the Wilmington Ten

James "Bun" McKoy, a member of the civil rights and political prisoner group the "Wilmington Ten", died at the age of 69 after being falsely charged with arson and violence towards law enforcement, and spending nearly a decade in prison before their convictions were overturned.

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