06/27/1977
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"There is no way to separate black history from the history of our country."
"I've been at peaks and I've been in valleys."
"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."
"We are taking action in accordance with our own Nation's best interests."