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Terri Sewell: “To tell the truth means to share the good and the bad. And if we don’t tell our stories, who will tell our stories?”

On the recordMay 16, 2025
To tell the truth means to share the good and the bad. And if we don’t tell our stories, who will tell our stories?
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Sewell stresses the importance of sharing both positive and negative aspects of history.

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