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Mikva! Democracy is a Verb

Mikva! Democracy is a Verb

In the lore of Chicago politics Abner Mikva was famously the ‘nobody that nobody sent.’ But, ironically, Mikva became a passionate advocate for democracy and ethical government, racial justice and gun control who inspired thousands, particularly young people, to effect change. Mikva! Democracy is a Verb chronicles both his rise from an impoverished childhood to an epic career as a legislator in Sp

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