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OF COURSE, NO PUBLIC POLICY ISSUE COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT TO THE UNITED STATES THAN A QUALITY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. A PARTICULARLY SINCE WE HAVE QUITE...
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| 00:00:36 |
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YOU KNOW BETTER, BUT MANY PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES STILL THINK OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AS SOMETHING THAT IN SOME WAY...
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| 00:03:08 |
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO THE WILSON CENTER. WE TRY TO FLESH OUT HOW THE POLICY PROCESS REALLY WORKS AS OPPOSED TO THOSE LITTLE CHARTS THAT USE ON YOUR...
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| 00:07:16 |
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LUTHER KING MEANS TO YOU , THE COUNTRY, AND TO THE WORLD -- AND TO ME. IT IS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO HAVE STARTED OUT IN LAW SCHOOL WHEN IT BECAME A MOVEMENT...
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| 00:29:54 |
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SOMEBODY THAT WAS THERE IN THE
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| 00:29:59 |
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TRENCHES, WHAT ELSE CAN WE ADD? SO, I WON'T TRY TO DO SOMETHING. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR BECOMING PART OF THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM...
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| 00:53:01 |
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IF YOU WANT TO GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE, I WILL HAVE A DIALOGUE AND WENT -- AND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK...
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| 00:53:35 |
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THANK YOU. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON BUT I AM MORE EXCITED THAT YOU ARE HERE TO HEAR SOME OF THIS GREAT BACKGROUND IN THE STORY OF THE...
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| 00:53:54 |
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EXTENT I WAS THERE. WHILE I WAS NOT ON THE HILL WHILE WORKING NEXT TO CONGRESSMAN CONYERS AND THE WORK THEY WERE DOING, AND I WAS NOT WITH THE UNION...
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| 01:10:42 |
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DAY. A LOT OF KIDS ARE DEDICATING THIS DAY TO SERVICE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, I WILL INTRODUCE MOSES BOYD. >> THANK YOU. GOOPS. SORRY ABOUT THAT....
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| 01:11:15 |
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COMMENTS ON THE MEANING OF THE SUBJECT AND THIS DAY. BUT WE THINK THE PRIOR PRESENTERS. CHAIRMAN CONYERS, ELSIE, DENISE, YOU HAVE COVERED A LOT OF GROUND....
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| 01:29:22 |
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TO A SUNDAY HOLIDAY. THE BILL WAS WITHDRAWN IN 1983 USED UP -- IN 1983 YOU STRUCK AN AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLICANS, BUT I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A...
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| 01:30:39 |
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THE REASON IS THAT FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND ECONOMIC PURPOSES, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE JANUARY 15, THAT WOULD COME ON A DIFFERENT DAY OF THE...
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| 01:45:22 |
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FIELD WORKER FOR THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI. THERE IS A LOT OF LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE CIVIL-RIGHTS MOVEMENT,...
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| 01:45:38 |
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CHISHOLM. I HEARD YOU SAY EARLIER THAT SHE HAD HAD A PART IN THE PASSAGE OF THIS ACT AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF HE WOULD ELABORATE ON THAT MORE THAN...
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| 01:46:21 |
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MOLD OF JESSE JACKSON, HERSELF, AND REVEREND AL SHARPTON. SHE WAS VERY STRONG IN SUPPORT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. SHE WAS ON THE EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE....
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| 01:47:27 |
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SHE WOULD GO ALONG WITH THEM SOMETIMES, BUT SHE WAS A
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| 01:47:33 |
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VERY COURAGEOUS WOMAN OVERALL. I REMEMBER THAT WHEN SHE FIRST CAME TO CONGRESS TO SUNDAY AG COMMITTEE. SHE ENDED UP FIGHTING A GOOD FIGHT FOR MORE...
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| 01:48:12 |
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FOR EQUALITY AMONGST POLITICS. SHE WAS A SHERO AMONGST OTHERS IN POLITICS. WHEN SHE SPOKE, OTHERS LISTENED. >> WE HAVE TIME FOR JUST ONE MORE QUESTION....
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| 01:48:43 |
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CHURCH, PLAY A ROLE IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN? THE NATIONAL BAPTISTS
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| 01:48:55 |
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SPLIT, WHERE THEY SUPPORTIVE OR WERE THEY A NON-FACTOR IN THE GRASS ROOTS SUPPORT FOR A HOLIDAY? >> MY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAS THAT, I THINK,...
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| 01:49:28 |
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AROUND THE SOUTH AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, THEY SUPPORTED THE MAKING OF THE HOLIDAY. >> WITH THAT I AM AFRAID I HAVE TO BRING THIS TO A CLOSE. PLEASE JOIN...
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| 01:49:56 |
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TONIGHT, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, JOHN MCCAIN AND MITT ROMNEY, CAMPAIGNING IN
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