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The Vel Phillips Foundation: Vel Phillips' March

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The Vel Phillips Foundation is dedicated to the example of Vel Phillips, an African-American civil rights leader in Milwaukee. She championed the rights of women and minorities in her roles as a judge, a city councillor and later a Secretary of State. This is a short profile of her. An interactive timeline of her life is also available here.

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