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In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, image made from video, Clarence Henderson, a participant in the Feb. 1, 1960, sit-in at a Greensboro, N.C., Woolworth lunch counter, speaks at a campaign event in High Point, N.C., in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Henderson has been criticized for his stance, with many taking to Twitter to accuse him of abandoning the principles he fought so hard for more than half a century ago. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist, backs Donald Trump over Joe Biden

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Civil rights pioneer receives top North Carolina honor

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, image made from video, Clarence Henderson, a participant in the Feb. 1, 1960, sit-in at a Greensboro, N.C., Woolworth lunch counter, speaks at a campaign event in High Point, N.C., in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Henderson has been criticized for his stance, with many taking to Twitter to accuse him of abandoning the principles he fought so hard for more than half a century ago. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

Civil rights hero from 60s takes criticism as Trump backer

By TOM FOREMAN Jr. - Associated Press

From left, four North Carolina A&T State University students, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McLain, Billy Smith and Clarence Henderson, sit at the all-white lunch counter of an F.W. Woolworth Co. store on Feb. 2, 1960, in Greensboro, N.C. The incident helped energize the Civil Rights movement. (Jack Moebes/Greensboro News & Record via Associated Press) ** FILE **

Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist: Stop comparing transgender bathrooms to Jim Crow

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times