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Letter to the Editor: It’s now or never. Time to end the filibuster | Afro

Submitted by Jonette Jackson To the Editor, Every senator who protects the filibuster is guilty of protecting a Jim Crow relic that was used to block civil rights legislation for decades. There’s simply no way to get around its sinister legacy. In the 20th century, the filibuster was used to block over 200 anti-lynching bills […]

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