Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in a tribute to the legacy and spirit of Absolom Jones, an 18th century slave and join the 1999 Absalom Jones Day Celebration presented by the Washington Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians.

Context

Tribute to Absalom Jones and the celebration by the Union of Black Episcopalians.

02/03/1999

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