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Don’t know Danny Cox? Well, you probably should. Not only was Cox a legendary folk singer, but he was known, too, as a fighter for social justice during the Civil Rights Movement. Cox died Friday.

The first time Danny Cox visited Kansas City, as a nationally touring musician, a clerk at the Muehlebach Hotel told him Black people couldn't stay there. He eventually made a home across the ...