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Line of African-Americans on stairs during voter registration in Somerville, Tennessee, April 21, 1960

Remembering the most important civil rights hero most Americans have never heard of

Source: CNN

Click this link to learn about Bob Moses, an unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement who led efforts to get Black Americans registered to vote.

This entry was posted in Hard-Won Liberty, The Struggle for Freedom, Voices of Protest and tagged Historic Figures on September 1, 2021 by Chandler Gifford.

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