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“It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.” quote by Elijah Cummings — Download Open image

“It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.”

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