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Terri Sewell: “The VRA is universally acknowledged as the most successful and most transformative piece of legislation to emerge from…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
The VRA is universally acknowledged as the most successful and most transformative piece of legislation to emerge from the Civil Rights Movement.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Highlights the significance of the Voting Rights Act in civil rights history.

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