Obituaries
Rev. Walter "Slim" Coleman, Chicago Activist And Community Organizer, Dies At 80
A Texas native and Harvard University alum, Coleman's activist and organizing work in Chicago dates back to the Civil Rights movement.
April 17, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Rev. Walter "Slim" Coleman, a Chicago activist whose advocacy for Civil Rights and social justice causes dated back more than half a century, has died.
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Coleman was 80. His passing was announced Tuesday by Healthy Hood Chicago, the nonprofit community organization operated by daughter Tanya Lozano.
A Texas native and Harvard University alum, Coleman's activist and organizing work in Chicago dated back to the Civil Rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s.
