Le 29 mars 1966, le militant pour les droits civiques réservait une étape de sa tournée européenne à Lyon. Venu à l’invitation de 27 associations, il a prononcé un discours pour l’égalité devant une Bourse du travail pleine à craquer. Un pan méconnu de l’histoire lyonnaise mais qui a inspiré d’autres combats locaux.
Ce soir-là, la foule est dense devant la Bourse du Travail, place Guichard (Lyon 3ᵉ). Tous ne pourront pas rentrer dans la salle. Qu’importe, l’excitation est à son comble. Une silhouette vêtue de noir fend la foule sous les applaudissements nourris, alors que le Park Glee club, chorale du...
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