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Worcester To Settle School Committee Election Discrimination Suit
The Worcester Branch NAACP led a federal Voting Rights Act lawsuit in February charging that School Committee elections are not fair.

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The Worcester Branch NAACP led a federal Voting Rights Act lawsuit in February charging that School Committee elections are not fair.

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