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So many people of color who made major contributions to American h

So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history. – Henry Louis Gates

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The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that Lincoln is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, weve actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincolns presidency thats somewhat original. – Tony Kushner

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I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President in the history of all of our Presidents, and that he can do no wrong in my book. So hows that for prejudice on the Democratic side? – Denis Leary

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Russians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution. – Anwar Sadat

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Let me tell you, never before in the history of this planet has anybody made the progress that African-Americans have made in a 30-year period, in spite of many black folks and white folks lying to one another. – Dick Gregory

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