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George W. Bush: “Yet, out of all that suffering came the early spirituals, some of the sweetest praise ever lifted up to heaven.”

On the recordJune 28, 2001
Yet, out of all that suffering came the early spirituals, some of the sweetest praise ever lifted up to heaven.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Black Music Month Celebration

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