Bill Clinton: “The story of African Americans is one of strength, suffering, courage…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 1999

The story of African Americans is one of strength, suffering, courage, and triumph.

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Democratic · Arkansas

Source

Proclamation 7165—National African American History Month, 1999

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