Barack Obama: “I urge all Americans to commemorate this time when we celebrate the…”

On the recordMay 30, 2011

I urge all Americans to commemorate this time when we celebrate the history and culture of Caribbean Americans.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8686—National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

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