Carrie Meek, Trailblazing Champion In Congress And For Black People, Passes Away At 95

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Carrie Meek, Trailblazing Champion In Congress And For Black People, Passes Away At 95

It is with a solemn heart to share that Carrie Meek, the first Black Floridian elected to Congress since Reconstruction, has passed away at the age of 95. A cause […]

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