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He was a member of a tribe in world war ii and volunteered to serve in the marines. when he returned he tried to register to vote but native americans on tribal lands could not vote in new mexico. >> after he served his country. >> that's right. in 1948, he sued his county registrar and he won. >> bravo to that. the case struck down voting restrictions and granted full citizenship to all native americans. during the jim crow era, he continued fighting for civil rights for immigrant workers and black southerners. he died in 1989. >> it is amazing. people fight for our country and then they have...
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