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Barbara Lee: “Today one of the greatest civil rights and human rights leaders of our time, a great orator, a humble minister who lived…”

On the recordMay 1, 2001
Today one of the greatest civil rights and human rights leaders of our time, a great orator, a humble minister who lived his faith, Reverend Leon Sullivan, was laid to rest in Phoenix, Arizona. Rev. Leon Sullivan was an advocate for the ``least of these.'' His deep and abiding commitment to human rights, to economic development, to education, to the elimination of racism and apartheid transcended the North American continent all of the way to the continent of Africa and the entire world. His love for all of God's children was the driving force for many of his magnificent endeavors here in America and in Africa.
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Barbara Lee
Democratic · California
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Honoring Reverend Leon Sullivan, a civil rights leader, after his passing.

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