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Local businessman opens up about pardon after 40 years

In 1973 the state of North Carolina put then 24- year-old Benjamin Chavis and the rest of the so- called Wilmington 10 in prison for a crime they didn't commit.

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Civil rights activist builds business in Bethesda

A Bethesda sports bar was on the verge of closing down until a civil rights activist stepped in to rebuild the business.

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Voter ID bill passes Senate on Bolling tiebreaker

Legislation forcing voters to bring identification to Virginia polling places on election day won Senate passage Monday after Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling broke a 20-20 partisan deadlock.

Tags: NAACP, Del. Charnielle Herring, Benjamin Chavis

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