Yonkers community advocate recounts experience growing up in the South during Civil Rights Movement
As the month comes to a close, Ivy Reeves, a community advocate who lives in Yonkers, opened up about her experiences growing up in the South during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Feb 26, 2024, 11:07 AM
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As the month comes to a close, Ivy Reeves, a community advocate who lives in Yonkers, opened up about her experiences growing up in the South during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
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