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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.

News 12 Staff

Feb 26, 2024, 6:07 AM

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February is Black History Month.

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.

News 12's Jade Nash and photojournalist Gerald Nugent report.

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