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Amory Houghton: When you hear those words and the emotions behind them, it does something to you. That is why this extraordinary…

On the recordMarch 21, 2000
When you hear those words and the emotions behind them, it does something to you. That is why this extraordinary experience is so important to be shared with everybody. This was an unusual year. It was the 35th anniversary of that march. It was unusual for another reason, because the President of the United States came down there. When the President of the United States comes down, it just changes the whole nature of it. But the crowds that were there and how they related to the words and the younger people that spoke. It was just a really extraordinary experience. It did something to me. Again as I mentioned earlier, I would love to be able to share that with others. There is one downside, if I could just mention very briefly, is that while we celebrated the 35th anniversary of this extraordinary experience and honored those people who had led us, the fact is that there is still tremendous racial tension.
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Amory Houghton
Republican · New York

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Discussing the 35th anniversary of a significant march and ongoing racial tensions.

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