African-Americans and Building the U.S. Capitol
2000-07-13T04:28:15-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2QxXC8yMDAwMDcxMzA0NDYwNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Lawmakers spoke to reporters about recently discovered documents proving that slaves helped construct the U.S. Capitol, including the Freedom statue on the Capitol dome. Following their remarks they answered questions from reporters on various issues including payment of reparations to families of slaves and a task force to learn more about the slaves.
Lawmakers spoke to reporters about recently discovered documents proving that slaves helped construct the U.S. Capitol, including the Freedo… read more
Lawmakers spoke to reporters about recently discovered documents proving that slaves helped construct the U.S. Capitol, including the Freedom statue on the Capitol dome. Following their remarks they answered questions from reporters on various issues including payment of reparations to families of slaves and a task force to learn more about the slaves. close
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