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Barack Obama: On the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, discrimination cannot stand, not on account of color or gender, how you…

On the recordJuly 15, 2009
On the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, discrimination cannot stand, not on account of color or gender, how you worship, or who you love. Prejudice has no place in the United States of America.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the importance of combating discrimination in all its forms during his speech.

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