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Barack Obama: “As William Faulkner once wrote, the past isn't dead and buried. In fact, it isn't even past.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2020
As William Faulkner once wrote, the past isn't dead and buried. In fact, it isn't even past.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on the enduring impact of America's past on present issues.

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