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Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide

by Associated Press
| August 27, 2020 12:03 AM

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to present it as a commemoration, not a celebration.

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