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Bill Nelson: Charlie is that. Charlie could not get an appointment to Annapolis in South Carolina in 1964 because of the politics of…

On the recordJuly 7, 2009
Charlie is that. Charlie could not get an appointment to Annapolis in South Carolina in 1964 because of the politics of segregation.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Nelson recounts Bolden's struggle against segregation to attend Annapolis.

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