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July 19, 2016

Congressman Bennie Thompson (D) promotes black voting rights in Cleveland

Democrats promote voting rights blocks from GOP convention Just blocks from the arena where Republicans kicked off their presidential nominating convention here Monday, Democrats held an event of their own — on voting rights. “A lot of us are fiercely protective of voting rights,” Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told a packed room, reminding attendees that…