Tag Archives: Civil Rights

Thank You John Lewis, R.I.P

Friday night, Congressional Representative John Lewis died of cancer. He was 80 years old. An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, he was a man of integrity. He was a man of courage, as he demonstrated many times through his … Continue reading

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The Bill of Rights

Note: The following text is a transcription of the enrolled original of the Joint Resolution of Congress proposing the Bill of Rights, which is on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum. The spelling and punctuation reflects … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Zev Aelony

The following biographical sketch first appeared in the March, 2006, DFL Senate District 60 newsletter. At that the time, Zev had been fighting cancer for at least a year. He died of metastatic colon cancer October 31st, 2009. Sometimes I … Continue reading

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