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James A. Lewis: “Voting rights are so important, and we can't let those people's deaths, those people's injuries, those people's efforts…”

On the recordJune 24, 2019
Voting rights are so important, and we can't let those people's deaths, those people's injuries, those people's efforts go for naught.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

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Emphasizing the significance of voting rights and honoring those who fought for them.

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