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it's important to say from the White
it's
important
to
say
from
the
White
House for the entire country to hear:
House
for
the
entire
country
to
hear:
history matters, history matters, and
history
matters
history
matters
and
black history matters. Look, I can't just
black
history
matters
Look
I
can't
just
choose to learn what we want to know;
choose
to
learn
what
we
want
to
know;
we learn what we should know. We have to
we
learn
what
we
should
know
We
have
to
learn everything: the good, the bad, the
learn
everything:
the
good
the
bad
the
truth.
truth
And who we are as a nation? That's what
And
who
we
are
as
a
nation
That's
what
great nations do; that's what great
great
nations
do;
that's
what
great
nations do, and we're a great nation. We
nations
do
and
we're
a
great
nation
We
need Congress to come together to pass
need
Congress
to
come
together
to
pass
police reform legislation
police
reform
legislation
[Applause].
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Black history
Black
history
is American history
is
American
history
[Applause].
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Living history, breathing history,
Living
history
breathing
history
history that we create
history
that
we
create
every day,
every
day
and history
and
history
that we then
that
we
then
must teach and celebrate.
must
teach
and
celebrate
A history
A
history
that helps us to understand
that
helps
us
to
understand
how the past has influenced the present
how
the
past
has
influenced
the
present
and potentially our future.
and
potentially
our
future
And let us all be clear:
And
let
us
all
be
clear:
We will not, as a nation, build a better
We
will
not
as
a
nation
build
a
better
future for America by trying to erase
future
for
America
by
trying
to
erase
America's past
America's
past
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