A large crowd gathered today at Mother A.M.E. Zion Church in Manhattan to bid farewell to civil rights icon Hazel Dukes.

Dukes died on March 1, at the age of 92, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was a prominent figure in the fight for equality, serving as the president of the New York State Conference for the NAACP.

Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Dukes endured the harsh realities of Jim Crow segregation, fueling her lifelong commitment to fighting for racial justice and equality.