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Summer Lee: “I believe that we are in an era that Dr. King wrote about as relates to civil rights.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2021
I believe that we are in an era that Dr. King wrote about as relates to civil rights.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Jackson Lee emphasizes the importance of civil rights in the current era.

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