Ron Scott, Detroit peace activist, dead at 68
Ron Scott, a founding member of the Detroit chapter of the Black Panther Party and, later, the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 29, after a battle with cancer.
In the midst of a national epidemic of deaths of black men and women at the hands of white police officers, Detroit has lost one of its most outspoken critics of police brutality and staunchest advocates of peace.
Ron Scott, a founding member of the Detroit chapter of the Black Panther Party and, later, the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 29, after a battle with cancer.
“The Detroit Police Commission knew Scott’s face well, as he spoke often at meetings, challenging decisions and procedures within the department,” wrote MLive’s Gus Burns in his Nov. 30 remembrance.
“Scott… dedicated his life to civil rights issues and worked up to the minute he took his last breath, his family said,” write Robin Erb and Katrease Stafford in the Detroit Free Press.
Read more about Mr. Scott’s life and legacy in the Detroit Free Press and MLive.
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