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Roland Burris: “We must make certain that the next generation and the current generation learn and do not forget the story of the civil…”

On the recordMay 18, 2010
We must make certain that the next generation and the current generation learn and do not forget the story of the civil rights movement.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Stressing the need to educate future generations about civil rights.

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