Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Shares the Story Behind Her DNC Necklace
"People often think that they can't make a difference like our civil rights icons," she said in her speech."But every person in the movement mattered—those who made the sandwiches, swept the church floors, stuffed the envelopes. They too changed America, and so can we. The baton has now been passed to each of us. We've cried out for justice.
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