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Lawmakers push expanded Congressional Medal for Brown v Board figures
South Carolina lawmakers in Washington seek four Congressional Gold Medals for Rev. J A DeLaine and four plaintiffs of desegregation suits linked to Briggs v Elliott and Brown v Board. Rep. James Clyburn filed the bill with 300 House co sponsors aiming for passage before Thanksgiving and a spring minting.
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Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
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Joseph DeLaine
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Sarah Ragin-Williams
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