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Bennie Thompson: A Mississippi icon is leaving an enduring legacy
In the histories of Mississippi's political history, few figures loom as large as Congressman Bennie G ... fought for voting rights, civil liberties, and social justice. Thompson's connection ...
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Bennie Thompson awarded Presidential Citizens Medal by Biden in a full-circle moment for the Mississippi lawmaker
he also rubbed shoulders with civil rights leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, who later served alongside Thompson in Congress. “Those things already set [Bennie Thompson] up ...
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Biden awards the 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of the Jan. 6 committee and 18 others
(AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the second highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson ... Soldiers Once … and Young”; civil rights advocate and attorney Louis ...
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Fellow Republicans react harshly as Cheney receives No. 2 civilian honor from Biden for investigating Jan. 6
President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the second highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson ... Soldiers Once … and Young”; civil rights advocate and attorney Louis Lorenzo ...
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Biden is giving the second highest civilian award to the leaders of the Jan. 6 congressional panel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — the lawmakers who led the congressional investigation into the violent Jan ...