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Former Iowa lawmaker and trailblazer shares about growing up amid the civil rights movement

River to River by Iowa Public Radio

May 27, 202648:03News & Politics

The memoir 'I Don't Swim' by former Iowa state Rep. Helen Miller reads like a chronicle of America itself. In this episode, Miller talks about her parents being part of the great migration of Black families to the north,...

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Former Iowa lawmaker and trailblazer shares about growing up amid the civil rights movement is an episode from River to River by Iowa Public Radio. The memoir 'I Don't Swim' by former Iowa state Rep. Helen Miller reads like a chronicle of A...

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Published May 27, 2026, 48:03 long, audio available.