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“Historians have often censored civil rights activists' commitment to economic…” quote by Tom Perez — Download Open image

“Historians have often censored civil rights activists' commitment to economic issues and misrepresented the labor and civil rights movements as two separate, sometimes adversarial efforts. But civil rights and workers' rights are two sides of the same coin.”

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