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Hello. Mr William covert and mr fountain Hughes I am
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Gianna palmer.
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I'm an eighth grade student at the Gordon Parks School
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in queens new york today in my history class.
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I learned about you both after listening to speak.
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Mr Hughes my heart was pricked to share with you
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the progress we people of color have made since you
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departed the earth.
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In the video, you mentioned that your grandfather was owned
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by President Thomas Jefferson.
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But did I mention that in 2009, our 44th president
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was a black man.
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Today we still struggle with the ability to assimilate with
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the other races, especially the white race because they still
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believe that they are more superior than we.
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We have had so many black representatives that stood up
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for our rights that currently annually we celebrate them because
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of the impact they had on my generation.
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We have had a great reverend doctor martin Luther, King
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Jr rosa Parks and re bridges.
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We jump now to President Barack Obama and currently we
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have a vice president, Kamala Harris who broke the glass
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ceiling for women in general but for black women especially
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also Mr William Core Bert.
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I show my deepest sympathy towards you after seeing the
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photo of you at age 93, still having to experience
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slavery and worked very hard in the field In this
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time you are able to retire at age 66 and
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10 months and enjoy all the money you have earned
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and receive your pension.
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Unlike today's retirees, you had no say in being able
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to enjoy your last day.
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They now are because of the seed that was planting
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and now they are reaping what you guys have sown.
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We are truly making progress and truly happy to see
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that we as a race can have hope.
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That true freedom one day will come.
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Mhm.