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Terri Sewell: I am requesting that $3 million is included for competitive grants to historically black colleges to document the sites…

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
I am requesting that $3 million is included for competitive grants to historically black colleges to document the sites and stories associated with the Civil Rights Movement.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell advocates for funding to preserve Civil Rights history through HBCU grants.

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