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On the recordApril 29, 2019
Thanks to the relentless courage of Linda Brown, her parents, and civil rights leaders, the abhorrent segregationist policy of 'separate but equal' was recognized for what it was: inherently unequal.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Acknowledging the impact of Linda Brown and civil rights leaders on school segregation policies.

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