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11-Year-Old Kneels for Pledge of Allegiance, Gets Hillary Clinton Endorsement

Bradley Devlin

On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton tweeted in support of 11-year-old Mariana Taylor after Taylor was reprimanded by her teacher for kneeling during the pledge of allegiance. In February, Taylor kneeled in class to protest American racism and sexism.

“It takes courage to exercise your right to protest injustice, especially when you’re 11! Keep up the good work Mariana,” the tweet said.

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