The United States has far more to offer the world than our bombs and missiles and our military technology.
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Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market.
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Ever since I came to Congress in 1992, there are those who have been trying to silence my voice. I’ve been told to “sit down and shut up” over and over again. Well, I won’t sit down and I won’t shut up until the full and unvarnished truth is placed before the American people.
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Birth: | 17th March, 1955 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Politician, Professor |
Cynthia Ann McKinney was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is an American politician, activist and professor. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first African-American woman to represent Georgia in the House. She earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of Southern California, an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She worked as a high school teacher and later as a university professor.
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