D.C. residents, a majority of whom are Black and Brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “D.C. residents, a majority of whom are Black and Brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves.”
On the recordOctober 11, 2023
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Norton asserts that D.C. residents deserve self-governance and representation.
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