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Civil rights leaders want six Confederate memorials removed in Arizona

Chris Benincaso, Cronkite News//June 6, 2017//

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Civil rights leaders want six Confederate memorials removed in Arizona

Civil rights leaders want six Confederate memorials removed in Arizona

Chris Benincaso, Cronkite News//June 6, 2017//

Roy Tatum Jr., president of the East Valley NAACP, said Confederate memorials mark an era of terrorism and hate. Civil rights and faith leaders asked for...

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