[Remarks on March 19, 2009, in a park in which people are living in Richmond, Va., in front of offices of the…
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I think the peace movement and every justice movement in the United States should simply overwhelm Congress members during the next two…
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Virginia and the rest of the old South always voted for Democrats for president when the Democratic party stood for racism, and…
When a Congress member steps forward and courageously articulates a forbidden truth that is absolutely necessary for our survival and well-being (and…
Article VI. of the U.S. Constitution says that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or…
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