Barbara Lee, the only Black woman elected to Congress from California's regions north of Los Angeles, has been a trailblazer in her career, casting the only vote against the authorization for the use of military force against those responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, and her legacy is a touchstone for a new generation.
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