/tags/george-hrbek George Hrbek en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:58:03 GMT /race-gender-identity/2023-02-21/social-justice-giant-george-hrbek-dies-at-91 Hrbek, a Lutheran pastor, spent much of the civil rights era in Alabama where he attempted to desegregate churches. In the early 1970s, Hrbek was hired as one of the first staff members of Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:58:03 GMT /race-gender-identity/2023-02-21/social-justice-giant-george-hrbek-dies-at-91