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Also Known As Justin Whitlock Dart, Jr.
Born August 29, 1930 • ChicagoIllinois
Died June 21, 2002 (aged 71) • Washington, D.C.United States
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1998)
Role In Americans with Disabilities Act

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