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This Week in Black History

Wave Staff P3January 29, 202101 mins

January 29, 2009

President Barack Obama signs his first bill as president of the United States. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 revised the statute of limitations for filing pay discrimination lawsuits.

For more information on black history, arts and culture, visit www.caamuseum.org.

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