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White House History with David Rubenstein - Slavery in the President's Neighborhood Program
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Video from the inaugural edition of our 2020 lecture series, White House History with David Rubenstein: Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood at historic Saint John’s Church on Lafayette Square.
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