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Utah House unanimously passes bill to strip slavery exemption from state constitution, as former Freedom Rider looks on

Trent Nelson  |  Tribune file photo
Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, speaks as the Utah House debates the Prison Relocation Commission's recommendation to build a new correctional facility in Salt Lake City before voting to approve it, in Salt Lake City, Wednesday August 19, 2015. The House on Monday passed a resolution sponsored by Hollins to remove a slavery exemption from the Utah constitution.

Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, speaks as the Utah House debates the Prison Relocation Commission's recommendation to build a new correctional facility in Salt Lake City before voting to approve it, in Salt Lake City, Wednesday August 19, 2015. The House on Monday passed a resolution sponsored by Hollins to remove a slavery exemption from the Utah constitution.