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Summer Lee: “The president, Abraham Lincoln who did not survive this period indicated that a nation divided cannot -- against itself…”

On the recordJune 17, 2021
The president, Abraham Lincoln who did not survive this period indicated that a nation divided cannot -- against itself cannot stand.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Sheila Jackson Lee references Abraham Lincoln's quote about national unity in the context of Juneteenth.

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