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Article: TO BE EQUAL: MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE
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- The Tennessee Tribune
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- November 20, 1996
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Tennessee TRIBUNE, The
11-20-1996
TO BE EQUAL: MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE.
My country tis of thee Sweet Land of Liberty Of thee I sing
In the United States of today, millions readily cheer an African-American general whose stellar record in war time and adroit maneuvering of the corridors of civilian power in Washington have propelled him to the status of a potential future contender for our nation's Presidency. But in this month when we pay special homage to the service those in the military have given and the sacrifices they've made it is well to remember that for nearly two centuries little honor was accorded those Americans of African descent who had pledged their lives to defend the United ...
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