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G. K. Butterfield said...

The Voting Rights Act was enacted several days after I finished high school in 1965. It was a very powerful piece of legislation.

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Butterfield reflects on the significance of the Voting Rights Act.

05/12/2019

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G. K. Kenneth Butterfield
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usa, North Carolina

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Born4/27/1946 (age 79)

PartyDemocratic

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