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On the recordMay 18, 1999
If in fact, 'those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,' then Mr. Speaker, I pray that my efforts to document racism in America and to remind our nation of the significance of the Brown versus the Board of Education, wake us from our collective slumber to experience the beauty of our shared destiny.
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Bennie G. Thompson
Mississippi

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Reflection on the importance of remembering history to avoid repeating mistakes.

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