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Does Bush even know that blacks can vote?(Voting Rights Act of 1965)(Brief Article)
During a meeting between the Congressional Black Caucus and President Bush, Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. asked if they could count on his support to extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965--a centerpiece of civil rights legislation--when ...
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