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Patrick Leahy: you said you were the lucky first inheritor of Dr. King's civil rights legacy.

On the recordMarch 20, 2022
you said you were the lucky first inheritor of Dr. King's civil rights legacy.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy reflects on Jackson's connection to civil rights history.

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