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Robert C. Byrd: “West Virginians do not ask for mercy. We only ask to be given justice.”

On the recordAugust 21, 1958
West Virginians do not ask for mercy. We only ask to be given justice.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Aug 21, 1958

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Protesting the location of military installations and projects away from West Virginia.

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