ORLANDO, Fla. – A well-known civil rights leader in Orlando was laid to rest Saturday nearly two weeks after he passed at the age of 89.
Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. at Cathedral Church of St. Luke for Rev. Nelson Wardell Pinder.
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According to a Facebook post from the city, Pinder arrived in Orlando in 1959 and began organizing protests aimed at ending segregation.
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Today our city will mourn the loss of Father Nelson Pinder, who passed away earlier this month at 89. A civil rights hero, he helped integrate our community’s schools, restaurants and newspapers in the 1960s. Father Pinder gave so much to Orlando and will be incredibly missed.
— Mayor Buddy Dyer (@orlandomayor) July 23, 2022
“For 60+ years, he continually stood with the community to fight for integration and peace in schools, parks, stores, playgrounds and more,” the post read.
Pinder has been honored by the city with a monument called “Pinder’s Kids” which stands at Church Street and Terry Avenue. His picture also hangs on the Civil Rights Wall of Fame at Orlando City Hall.
Pinder died on Sunday, July 10.
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