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Alabama U.S. Rep Terri A. Sewell: "Today for #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate Dr. John Winston, Jr.! A Civil Rights hero, he provided..."

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Terri A. Sewell tweeted the following:

"Today for #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate Dr. John Winston, Jr.!
A Civil Rights hero, he provided health care for injured Foot Soldiers during the Selma to Montgomery March and was one of two Black physicians to integrate the Montgomery public hospital system."
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Here are other recent tweets from Terri A. Sewell:

"A member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Pinson, ALs own Andrew Jackson Beard was an accomplished inventor. In 1897 Beard improved the automatic railroad car coupler, which increased safety for railroad workers. This #BlackHistoryMonth we celebrate his innovative spirit!" on Feb. 20
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"Thrilled to join the members of my church family and friends at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church to welcome @SenatorWarnock for College Sunday! Thank you Senator, for continuing to be a voice among us and speaking to our youth today." on Feb. 19
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"Benjamin Sterling Turner was an American entrepreneur, civic leader, and legislator. One of the first African American U.S. Representatives from Alabama, this #BlackHistoryMonth we honor his fight for equal political rights for all classes and races." on Feb. 19
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