Jimmy Carter actually said...

The contributions of black Americans in all fields of human endeavor were largely forgotten or overlooked until just recent years to the detriment of all Americans.

Context

Remarks on Signing Into Law Bills Establishing the Martin Luther King, Junior, and Boston African American National Historic...

10/09/1980

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