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Angel and Damian at the Center for Constitutional Rights

David Love shares history of the Center

Constitutional Rights

Interview Done by Angel Colon and Damian Browne

 

Location and contact info for CCR

Recently, HarlemLive went deep downtown to interview an editor by the name of David Love at The Center For Consitutional Rights. The Center was started in 1966 by a group of lawyers from the south. It was first started to help African Americans get their voting rights. Over time, it has branched out into other areas dealing with human and civil rights cases.

David Love started out as a volunteer at the center. He has currently been there since 1995. He had taken time off from Harvard Business School, where he is studying for his MBA. Mr. Love's said, "I joined the Center to make a difference. There is more to life than just making money. You have to try and help people and do what you can to make things better."

Over the last couple years, . David has been at the center, he says that he has seen a few changes. For one, they have done more out reach dealing with community groups and organizations. David commented that this is very important.They have also had access to Newspapers and TV programs which has helped people all over the world hear about CCR and allowed them to handle cases in different countries.

"There are rights that are guaranteed to people in the constitution and we're here to make sure that the people get those rights," said Mr. Love.

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