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On the recordMay 16, 1979
Twenty-five years ago, the legal basis for segregation was struck down in this Republic by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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25th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Remarks at a White House Observance of the Supreme Court Decision.

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