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Photos of T. Milton Street, who has died at age 83

Thomas Milton Street Sr. made a name for himself as an activist fighting poverty and homelessness in Philadelphia.

Former State Sen. T. Milton Street Sr. walked  into New Jerusalem Baptist Church in North Philadelphia to formally announce his candidacy for mayor in 2019.
Former State Sen. T. Milton Street Sr. walked into New Jerusalem Baptist Church in North Philadelphia to formally announce his candidacy for mayor in 2019.Read moreSTEPHANIE AARONSON / Staff Photographer

Thomas Milton Street Sr., who made a name for himself as an activist fighting poverty and homelessness in Philadelphia and later served in the Pennsylvania House and Senate, died Monday. He was 83.

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