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Justin Fairfax

SOURCE: The Washington Post
1-22-18

Virginia’s only black statewide officeholder bows out of Stonewall Jackson tribute

Fairfax described his protest as a “personal decision” based, in part, on his family history.

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Justin Fairfax

Virginia’s only black statewide officeholder bows out of Stonewall Jackson tribute