05/27/1980
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"I've been at peaks and I've been in valleys."
"There is no way to separate black history from the history of our country."
"I urge all Americans to take this opportunity to learn about our heritage and to participate fully in our democratic system."
"The history of black Americans is the record of America's battle with itself to establish the principles of justice, freedom and equal opportunity on which it was founded."