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Chris Coons: As a way to protect constitutional rights that were newly enacted after the Civil War.

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
As a way to protect constitutional rights that were newly enacted after the Civil War.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons discusses the historical significance of Section 1983.

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