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Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris - Black News Channel
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Heeding mom, Tennessee lawmaker helped women gain the vote - Black News Channel
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer One hundred years ago this month, women in the United States were guaranteed the right to vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment — secured by a 24-year-old Tennessee legislator's decisive vote, cast at the bidding of his mother. Harry T. Burn's surprise move
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