And so the white widow of a railroad tycoon and a black social worker from Arkansas founded what would become the Urban League, to strengthen our cities and our communities brick by brick, and block by block, and neighborhood by neighborhood, life by life.

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Levy gave away a small fortune in his lifetime, and his widow, Shelby White, through the Leon Levy Foundation continues to be extraordinarily generous, supporting many cultural and artistic enterprises.

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Widow Danielle Mitterrand, her black overcoat and white scarf blowing in the wind, looked on stoically and was joined by her sons, Gilbert and Jean-Christophe, and her grandchildren.

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