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Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market.

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Cynthia McKinney
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 17
Faculty Member
Former United States Representative
Peace Activist
Politician
Atlanta
Georgia
Cynthia Ann McKinney
Cynthia A. McKinney
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