Letter from America by Alistair Cooke - Bush's first week and 'African-Americans'

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Bush's first week and 'African-Americans'Bush's first week and 'African-Americans'

Released On: 20 Jan 1989

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Reverend Jessie Jackson's campaign for the recognition of the term 'African-American'.

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